Using a survey of 41,862 manufacturing firms in Indonesia from 2004 through 2013, this study documents that firms in provinces with deeper financial infrastructure exhibit better performance in general. A closer investigation however highlights that such findings are more pronounced for firms...

Volume 27 of the International Symposia in Economic Theory and Econometrics series collects a range of unique and diverse chapters, each investigating different spheres of development in emerging markets with a specific focus on significant engines of growth and advancement in the Asia-Pacific...

We investigated whether a bank’s popularity and depositors’ fear of Google search volume could affect bank deposits and credit. We use Google Trends data combined with BankFocus on the Indonesian banking industry, which offers a unique setting with massive Internet penetration in banking and...

This new volume of the Entrepreneurship and Global Economic Growth series explores Indonesia's most recent business and economic developments. Modeling Economic Growth in Contemporary Indonesia has chapters covering topics such as SMEs, public companies, stock markets, government, or non-profit...

Emerging markets offer a unique financial setting, contrasting with developed markets: for example, in the significant contribution of small family-owned businesses to the economy, and the considerable social and economic transformations that profoundly affect businesses. In Indonesia, the...