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Digitalization and the performance of micro and small enterprises in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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  • Anna T. Falentina
  • Budy P. Resosudarmo
  • Danang Darmawan
  • Eny Sulistyaningrum

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The world is going digital. Little is known about how this digitalization affects the performance of micro and small enterprises, one of the major foundations of the economy in developing countries but with relatively low productivity. This paper examines the causal impact of internet utilization, as a part of digitalization, on enterprise performance. We conducted a field survey among micro and small enterprises in Yogyakarta, the densest micro and small enterprise population province in Indonesia. The identification strategy exploits the fact that the differences in geographic topography produce conceivably exogenous variations in the strength of cellular signal that micro and small enterprises in various areas can receive to connect to the internet. We find that internet utilization has enabled micro and small enterprises to engage in the digital economy and has improved labor productivity and exports.

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  • Anna T. Falentina & Budy P. Resosudarmo & Danang Darmawan & Eny Sulistyaningrum, 2019. "Digitalization and the performance of micro and small enterprises in Yogyakarta, Indonesia," Departmental Working Papers 2019-08, The Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:pas:papers:2019-08
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    1. Adriana Grigorescu & Elena Pelinescu & Amalia Elena Ion & Monica Florica Dutcas, 2021. "Human Capital in Digital Economy: An Empirical Analysis of Central and Eastern European Countries from the European Union," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-21, February.
    2. Budy P. Resosudarmo & Rus'an Nasrudin & Pyan A. Muchtar & Usep Nugraha & Anna Falentina, 2022. "Problems with recording the spread of COVID-19 in developing countries: Evidence from a phone survey in Indonesia," Departmental Working Papers 2022-08, The Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics.
    3. Afriyadi Cahyadi & Taufiq Marwa & István Hágen & Mohammed Nuru Siraj & Parama Santati & József Poór & Katalin Szabó, 2022. "Leadership Styles, High-Involvement Human Resource Management Practices, and Individual Employee Performance in Small and Medium Enterprises in the Digital Era," Economies, MDPI, vol. 10(7), pages 1-18, July.

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    Keywords

    digital technology; internet; micro and small enterprises; productivity; exports;
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    JEL classification:

    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • L53 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Enterprise Policy
    • L96 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Telecommunications

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