Agus Salim obtained his bachelor degree in economics from Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia in 2000, and his master degree in Economics from Graduate Economics Program, Faculty of Economics and Business in 2006. Agus Salim has worked as researcher in LPEM FEB UI since 2001. He was also a teaching assistant under Department of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia from 1999 to 2002. Since 2006, Agus Salim was appointed as a permanent lecturer of FEB UI. His research interests are Regional Economics, Industrial Economics, Spatial Economics, Statistics, and Econometrics.

His research project experiences include Analysis of Industrial Facility Needs for Ministry of Industry in 2015, Industrial Facility Planning to Improve Industry Competitiveness for Ministry of Industry in 2014 and Study of Extraction Industry and Local Economy: A Case of PT. Newmont Nusa Tenggara in Sumbawa Barat Regency for SEADI-USAID in 2013.