Yogi Vidyattama focuses his work in spatial and geographical economic analysis especially in microsimulation modelling, economic growth, income and wealth distribution and inequality. He joined University of Canberra in 2008 and since has been responsible for developing and enhancing NATSEM’s spatial microsimulation model. Yogi also has the responsibility in maintaining NATSEM’s Geographical Information System including conducting spatial analysis, supervising the works using mapping program and publishing the online maps.  

Yogi was previously affiliated for five years with the Institute of Economic and Social Research (LPEM), University of Indonesia (1999-2005), where he worked on numerous projects mainly on fiscal decentralisation and the analysis of the Indonesian regional economy at provincial, district level, as well as special industrial area. At University of Indonesia, Yogi also involved in lecturing (Statistics, Econometrics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Regional Economics, Location Theory, Issues in Indonesian Economy), training for local governments and survey and economic valuation of local economy.