Padang Wicaksono is an associate professor of economics at Department of Economics, University of Indonesia. Meanwhile, currently he serves as the Director for Vocational Education Program, at the same university. He received a PhD in Labor Economics from The University of Tokyo, and a BA in Economics from the University of Indonesia. His research spans labor economics, industrial relations, population economics, and development economics. During the fall semester in 2012, he was Visiting Associate Professor for the Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University. In addition, during September–October 2013, he joined Harvard Kennedy School of Government Indonesia Program for Executive Education Program as a facilitator.