Wandira Senja Larasati joined ERIA in December 2024 as a research associate. She is currently involved in a research project alongside ERIA’s economists, focusing on trade and investment, economic growth, and employment issues in the ASEAN and East Asian regions, among other topics.

Before joining ERIA, Wandira worked at the SMERU Research Institute from 2019 to 2024. She has extensive experience in quantitative economic research, particularly in socio-economic development. Her work includes developing policy tools for the government, such as the Indonesian Inclusive Economic Development Index, the Social Welfare Index, the Child Wellbeing Index, and the Youth Development Index.

Wandira has also studied the impact of digitalisation on MSMEs during the pandemic and conducted research on gender issues. Additionally, she has experience in both primary and secondary data collection, as well as experimental studies, including Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs), during her research on air pollution.