Agus Salim obtained his bachelor's degree in economics from the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia in 2000, and a Master of Economics degree from the Postgraduate Program in Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia in 2006. Agus Salim has worked as a researcher at LPEM FEB UI since 2001 . He also worked as an assistant lecturer under FEB UI from 1999 to 2002. Since 2006, Agus Salim has been a permanent lecturer at FEB UI. His research interests are Regional Economics, Industrial Economics, Spatial Economics, Statistics and Econometrics

His research project experience includes Industrial Facilities Needs Analysis for the Ministry of Industry in 2015, Industrial Facilities Planning to Increase Industrial Competitiveness for the Ministry of Industry in 2014, and Study of the Extraction Industry and Local Economy: A Case of PT. Newmont Nusa Tenggara in West Sumbawa Regency for SEADI-USAID in 2013.