Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/272889 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
ADBI Working Paper No. 1346
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
Abstract: 
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 utilize a new primary data set 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 pandemic outbreak; 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 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.
Subjects: 
women
e-commerce
COVID-19
digitalization
MSMEs
JEL: 
J16
J21
O12
L11
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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