This forthcoming article in the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies (BIES) examines the effects of internet utilisation, as part of digitalisation, on the performance of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Yogyakarta. Relying on primary data collected from MSEs in Yogyakarta, the paper exploits the fact that the differences in geographic topography produce conceivably exogenous variations in the strength of cellular signal that MSEs in various areas can receive to connect to the internet. Once geographical proximity had been controlled for, the difference in cellular signal strength should be due to geographical happenstance and building development. The findings show that internet utilisation has enabled MSEs to engage in the digital economy and has improved labour productivity and exports. The associated monetary benefit due to internet utilisation is substantial for local people.

The article can be downloaded from this link.

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