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Lecturers and researchers from the Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Gadjah Mada University (FEB UGM), Prof. Drs.
Sports economics is often overlooked, yet behind every thrilling match lie market dynamics, incentives, and complex strategic decisions. This was the central theme addressed by Professor Robert Simmons, a lecturer at Lancaster University Management School, during the FEB UGM Research Series entitled ‘Sports Economics: What Really Determines Winning?’
Simmons explained that the greatest value of sport does not lie solely in conventional industry metrics such as added value or employment figures.
The development of bullion banks in Indonesia, involving Pegadaian and Bank Syariah Indonesia, has begun to show a positive trend. In the initial phase of operations, gold transactions reached approximately IDR 2 trillion, equivalent to 1.2 tons of gold, while corporate gold deposits approached 3 tons.
An economist from the Faculty of Economics and Business at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Wisnu Setiadi Nugroho, Ph.D., views this development as an early signal of gold’s strengthening role in the national financial system.
“Globally, bullion banks have succeeded in deepening gold markets as well as providing liquidity and risk management within the financial system,” he stated in a written release on Wednesday (April 1, 2026).
He explained that global gold demand increased significantly between 2024 and 2025.
Two lecturers from the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FEB UGM), Dr. Muhammad Ryan Sanjaya and Amanda Wijayanti, M.S., have contributed to an international research project published in the prestigious scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on March 20, 2026.
The study, titled “The Private Solution Trap in Collective Action Problems Across 34 Nations,” reveals the phenomenon of the private solution trap, which refers to individuals’ tendency to choose independent solutions rather than engage in collective action when addressing global challenges.