IDE Indonesia
Inspire • Develop • Engage • Ancora Imparo
A community of Monash Business School's PhD students fostering academic discourse and knowledge exchange focused on Indonesia.
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IDE Indonesia is a student-led community-building series delivering monthly lunch-time seminars (February–November 2025, Monash Caulfield Campus) for Indonesian graduate researchers. Currently comprising 20 Indonesian PhD students from across Monash Business School departments, we anticipate 15-30 attendees per session.
We also plan to extend invitations to PhD students at Monash Business School who have an interest in Indonesian issues, subject to space availability, in Semester 2.
Our Program
Research Presentation
A research presentation by a PhD candidate.
Pitch Round
A five-minute pitch round where participants trial their research ideas.
Lightning Talk
A lightning talk on a contemporary Indonesian economic or regulatory issue.
Recent Events
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IDE Indonesia #8: Tax Planning and Tax Evasion on Multinational Companies
The eight event explored the links between the spectrum of tax planning and the intensity of tax evasion among multinational companies in Asia Pacific. It further examined the effectiveness of the intervening mechanism of Country-by-Country Reporting (CbCR), which is designed to curb tax evasion, through rigorous econometric analysis.
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IDE Indonesia #7: Entrepreneurship, Disasters, and Democratic Governance in Digital Platforms
The seventh event explored the short and medium-run effects of natural disasters on entrepreneurship, complemented with a discussion on how creative methods such as digital ethnography can be utilised in disecting democratic governance in institutions such as co-operatives.
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IDE Indonesia #6: Building a Sustainable Business Process for a News Startup
The sixth event explored sustainable business models for startups in Indonesia's media industry, complemented a discussion on how business sustainability motives in the journalism sector can coexist with idealistic values.
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