Tifani Husna Siregar

Tifani Husna Siregar

Postdoctoral Fellow, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

About Me

Hello! I am Tifani. I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. Before relocating to the Kingdom, I was an Assistant Professor at Waseda University. I was also a research associate at the Asian Development Bank Institute. I received my PhD from the Graduate School of Economics, Waseda University. Some of my works have been published in reputable peer-reviewed international journals, such as Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, and Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy.

Education
  • PhD in Economics, 2022

    Waseda University

  • Master of Arts in Economics, 2014

    Waseda University

  • Bachelor in Economics and Development Studies, 2010

    Bogor Agricultural University

Work Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral Fellow
Oct 2024 – Present Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Postdoctoral Fellow, Interdisciplinary Research Center for Finance and Digital Economy
 
 
 
 
 
Assistant Professor
Apr 2022 – Apr 2023 Tokyo, Japan
Assistant Professor, School of Political Science and Economics
 
 
 
 
 
Research Assistant
Oct 2021 – Jul 2022 Tokyo, Japan

Research assistant:

  • Project: Analyzing Infrastructure Impacts in Asia Through Big Data: Socioeconomic Spillover Assessment
  • Project: Resilient Compensation and Restitution for Post-Disaster Recovery in Asia and the Pacific
 
 
 
 
 
Tutor
Sep 2020 – Sep 2021 Tokyo, Japan
Academic writing tutor
 
 
 
 
 
PIC of Daily Communications with Indonesian Counterparts (part-time)
Jun 2020 – Apr 2021 Tokyo, Japan

Responsibilities include:

  • PIC of daily communication with Indonesian counterparts (ex-convicted terrorists, government officials, NGOs, etc.)
  • Translation (Indonesian-English and vice versa)
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate Credit Analyst - Research Analyst
May 2014 – Dec 2016 Jakarta, Indonesia

Responsibilities include:

  • Analyzing companies' financial statements
  • Analyzing trends in industries
  • Analyzing and modeling the Indonesian macroeconomic conditions
  • Writing and presenting reports on industries and the Indonesian economy both within the bank and to clients.
 
 
 
 
 
Intern
Aug 2009 – Feb 2011 Bogor, Indonesia

Responsibilities include:

  • Data collection and analysis
  • Report writing
  • Translation (Indonesian-English and vice versa)

Publications

peer-reviewed journals

(2023). Exploring Japan’s older adults mobility challenges and the potential role of autonomous vehicles. In Transportation Research Part A:Policy and Practice.

DOI Journal Page (Open Access)

(2020). Impacts of minimum wages on employment and unemployment in Indonesia. In Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy.

DOI Journal Page

Publications

book chapters, working papers, policy briefs

Accomplish­ments

Quantitative Methods for Causal Inference and Policy Evaluation Course
Spatial Econometrics Course
Finalist, Essay Competition
Essay Title: Should Life Insurance Companies be More Social? An Analysis of the Impact of Social Media Usage on the Performance of Indonesian Life Insurance Companies
First Place, Essay Competition
Essay Title: The Indonesian Life Insurance Industry: Untapped Potential in the Sharia Based Life Insurance Market
Young Doctoral Student Scholarship
Awarded this scholarship for 3 years
Okazaki Kaheita International Student Scholarship
Awarded this scholarship for 1 year intensive Japanese language course and 2 years master’s degree course

Talks & Presentations

An Empirical Evidence and Proposal on the Spillover Effects of Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure in India
Presentation (with Prof. Naoyuki Yoshino) at the Asian Economic Development Conference 2022
Investigating the Effects of Minimum Wages on Employment, Unemployment, and Labor Force Participation in Indonesia: A Dynamic Spatial Panel Approach
The effects of minimum wages on employment, unemployment and labour participation