Arief Ramayandi

Arief Ramayandi joined the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) in June 2024 and is a Senior Research Economist. 

Prior to joining ADBI appointment, Arief was a Principal Economist at the Economic Research and Development Impact Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He was mostly responsible for providing inputs for the macroeconomic surveillance and analysis of the Asian Development Outlook (the ADB's main flagship publication) and macroeconomic modeling activities within the bank.

Before joining ADB, Arief was the director of the Center of Economics and Development Studies at Padjadjaran University in Indonesia. He holds a PhD in economics from the Australian National University and has published in the field of macroeconomics and development. 

His field of interest includes macroeconomics and monetary economics, economic modeling, policy economics, development economics, public policy and governance, and economic integration and policy coordination. His recent works include the macroeconomic impact of COVID-19 and issues related to business cycle and exchange rate 
fluctuations and debt build-ups.