Ruth obtained a doctorate in International Economics, in 2020. She completed her studies with distinction cum laude and the fastest of his generation. Currently, apart from being a researcher at LPEM, he also teaches at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia. Ruth has over 15 years of research experience in the fields of international economics, development and tourism. He has research experience at the regional level, one of which is as Head of the Research Team for collecting Non-Tariff policy data in ASEAN funded by ERIA and UNCTAD. This data is now the main database and reference for Non-Tariff Policy in ASEAN. In the last three years, Ruth has been active as Chair of the Study Team related to Free Trade Agreement Negotiations with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Trade. The scope of the studies he carried out included feasibility studies, assessments and monitoring. Until now, Ruth is actively providing training related to international trade policy to a number of government institutions and companies.

Ruth obtained her doctoral degree in International Economics from the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia, in 2020. She is currently working as a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia. Ruth has extensive experience conducting research on international trade, particularly on international trade agreements and non-tariff measures. She got an international certificate of non-tariff measures classification from UNCTAD in 2015. In the last three years, she has worked with several relevant ministries to conduct feasibility and evaluation studies of Free Trade Agreements. She has broad experience collecting, classifying, and analyzing non-tariff measures in ASEAN countries. She is frequently invited as a trainer for non-tariff measures topics by the Ministry of foreign affairs, Ministry of Industry, other relevant ministries and business sectors.