IDE Indonesia Events
IDE Indonesia hosts monthly lunch-time seminars from February to November 2025 at Monash University Caulfield Campus. Our events bring together Indonesian graduate researchers to share knowledge, discuss ideas, and build community.
Upcoming Events
IDE Indonesia #8: Crypto versus Stock Trading Behaviour and How to Popularise Your Research
Join us for the eighth event in the IDE Indonesia Series, featuring diverse research presentations. Yayan Riyanto will present evidence on tax behaviour by crypto users and stock investors, while Ika Krismantari will explore strategies to disseminate ideas and research through mainstream media outlets.
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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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IDE Indonesia #5: Accounting Information and Taxes: the Litmus Test of Cash Flow
The fifth event explored the link between accounting and taxation through a cross-country analysis of cash flow information and its ability to predict tax revenues. The session also included an introduction to the academic publication process and interviews as a qualitative research method.
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IDE Indonesia #4: Exploring the Nexus of Income and Gender Inequality
Our fourth event delved into gender disparities within Indonesia's economy, specifically examining their presence in the taxation system. Innovative methods were introduced, including inferential statistics applied to a panel of regional macro-economic indicators and micro-simulation. The session also provided an introduction to panel data processing using STATA.
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IDE Indonesia #3: The Co-operative Tax Compliance in Indonesia
Our third event delved into the topic of co-operative tax compliance in Indonesia and issued a call for deeper exploration into crypto-assets, both domestically and globally. The session also introduced a new 5-minute research pitch format, which participants are encouraged to embrace and use as a model in upcoming discussions.
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IDE Indonesia #2: The Impact of Pre-filled Tax Returns on Taxpayers' Compliance Behaviour in Indonesia
Our second event examined how pre-filled tax returns affect taxpayer compliance in Indonesia. The discussion explored the effectiveness of this tax administration approach and its implications for tax policy in Indonesia.
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IDE Indonesia #1: The Effects of Mandatory Sustainability Reporting on Banks Lending Decisions
Our inaugural event focused on sustainability reporting and its impact on banking decisions. The discussion explored how mandatory sustainability reporting requirements affect how banks make lending decisions, particularly in the Indonesian context.
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2025 Event Schedule
Date | Topic | Presenter(s) | Discussant(s) | Chair(s) | Practical Topic | Practical Presenter | Location |
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Feb 20, 2025 | The Effects of Mandatory Sustainability Reporting on Banks Lending Decisions | Muhammad Darmawan, Indra Tumbelaka | Novita Puspasari, Adriana Bella | Indra Tumbelaka, Agustina Arumardi | N/A | N/A | Caulfield C110 |
Mar 18, 2025 | The Impact of Pre-filled Tax Returns on Taxpayers' Compliance Behaviour in Indonesia | Agustina Arumardi | Indra Tumbelaka | Ika Krismantari | N/A | N/A | Caulfield C110 |
Apr 24, 2025 | Co-operative Tax Compliance among Large Taxpayers in Indonesia | Wide Metrika | Dian Andari | Muhammad Alhaqqi | Crypto-asset Current Developments | Yayan Riyanto | Caulfield C110 |
May 15, 2025 | Exploring the Nexus of Income Tax and Gender Inequality | Alamanda | Amanda Wijayanti | Ananda Anggara S | Statistics with Panel Data | Indra Tumbaleka | Caulfield C110 |
19 Jun 2025 | From Accounting to Taxation: Can Cash Flows Information Predict Tax Revenues? Cross-Country Evidence | Indra Tumbelaka & Agustina Arumardi | Choirul Huda | Ika Krismantari | (1) Scientific Paper - Publication Process (2) Interview as a Research Method |
(1) Armand Sim (2) Grace Tandipayuk |
Caulfield C110 |
17 Jul 2025 | Sustainable Business Process for News Startup | Ika Krismantari | Novita Puspasari | Rendra Hasan | NVIVO | Muhamad Darmawan | Caulfield C110 |
Aug 21, 2025 | (1) Making Unmaking Profit Talk on Digital Platforms (2) Natural Disasters and Entrepreneurship: Long-run Field Evidence from Indonesia |
(1) Novita Puspasari (2) Choirul Huda |
Indra Tumbelaka | Wide Metrika | N/A | N/A | Caulfield C110 |
Sep 25, 2025 | Do Crypto Users Evade Taxes? Evidence from Indonesia | Yayan Riyanto | Kevin Siahaan | Agustina Arumardi | Publishing Articles in Mainstream Media | Ika Krismantari | Caulfield N108 |
Oct 9, 2025 | TBA | Ananda Anggara S | Alamanda | TBA | Stock Picking in Indonesia | Kevin Siahaan | Caulfield C110 |
Nov 13, 2025 | TBA | Muhammad Alhaqqi | Indra Tumbelaka | TBA | Economic Outlook | Amanda Wijayanti | Caulfield C110 |
Schedule is subject to change. Please check back for updates.
Interested in Presenting?
We welcome proposals from PhD students and researchers interested in presenting their work related to Indonesia. If you would like to share your research or ideas at one of our upcoming events, please get in touch.
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