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Microfinance and microenterprise performance in Indonesia: an extended and updated survey

Adwin Surja Atmadja (Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia) (Faculty of Economics, Petra Christian University, Surabaya, Indonesia)
Parmendra Sharma (Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia)
Jen-Je Su (Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia)

International Journal of Social Economics

ISSN: 0306-8293

Article publication date: 11 June 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to address the small, women micro-entrepreneur dominated and heterogeneity limitations of the Atmadja et al. (2016) study. The sample is much larger, includes more men and is more heterogeneous, which allows deeper insights and more meaningful explanation of the relationship between microfinance and microenterprise performance in the case of Indonesia, including the effects of gender, lending scheme and money separation.

Design/methodology/approach

This study used a survey of 556 respondents across five microcredit providers in the city of Surabaya using an updated instrument. Ordered probit is used to analyse data.

Findings

Microfinance may not matter for microenterprise performance in the case of Indonesia. Additionally, microcredit schemes (individual vs group) and gender may also not matter for performance, but money separation might have some influence.

Practical implications

Non-financial factors such as human capital, spousal involvement, and money separation should be considered as important factors for improving microenterprise business performance in Indonesia, with less focus on microcredit per se.

Originality/value

This study provides further evidence that microfinance may not matter for microenterprise performance in the case of Indonesia, a populous middle income country with a very long history of microfinance.

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Citation

Atmadja, A.S., Sharma, P. and Su, J.-J. (2018), "Microfinance and microenterprise performance in Indonesia: an extended and updated survey", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 45 No. 6, pp. 957-972. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-02-2017-0031

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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