Elhan-Kayalar Yesim, Sawada Yasuyuki, van der Meulen Rodgers Yana
Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department Asian Development Bank Manila Philippines.
Faculty of Economics University of Tokyo Tokyo Japan.
Asia Pac Policy Stud. 2022 Sep;9(3):222-245. doi: 10.1002/app5.362. Epub 2022 Dec 7.
This paper examines business performance and crisis-mitigation strategies among micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Indonesia during the COVID-19 pandemic. We utilise a new primary dataset based on administrative records, survey data, and follow-up interviews with merchants using the digital application GoFood, an on-demand cooked food delivery service. Three empirical findings emerge: first, the overall employment size of women-owned businesses shrank more than men-owned businesses after the onset of the pandemic; second, women were more likely than men to cut personal expenditures and use government assistance as crisis-mitigation strategies; and third, competition increased sharply as new merchants entered the platform, with the service areas of both incumbents and entrants shrinking over time. These results have implications for policies on women's entrepreneurship, the uptake of business development services, and financing programs for MSMEs.
本文考察了印度尼西亚微型、小型和中型企业（MSMEs）在新冠疫情期间的经营业绩和危机缓解策略。我们利用了一个新的主要数据集，该数据集基于行政记录、调查数据以及对使用数字应用程序GoFood（一项按需提供熟食配送服务）的商家进行的后续访谈。出现了三个实证结果：第一，疫情爆发后，女性所有企业的总体就业规模收缩幅度大于男性所有企业；第二，与男性相比，女性更有可能削减个人开支并将政府援助用作危机缓解策略；第三，随着新商家进入平台，竞争急剧加剧，现有商家和新进入者的服务区域都随着时间的推移而缩小。这些结果对女性创业政策、商业发展服务的采用以及MSMEs的融资计划具有启示意义。
