
Fig. 1.
Spatial distribution of the cities and establishments of the creative economy at the island level.
BEKRAF – Indonesian Agency for Creative Economy;
BPS – Central Bureau of Statistics
Source: BPS and BEKRAF (2017), processed.

Fig. 2.
Number of cities for each sub-sector of the creative economy.
BEKRAF – Indonesian Agency for Creative Economy;
BPS – Central Bureau of Statistics; CCOM – total number of creative companies at city level
Source: BPS and BEKRAF (2017), processed.

Fig. 3.
HHI of the creative economy (based on the number of companies).
BEKRAF – Indonesian Agency for Creative Economy; BPS – Central Bureau of Statistics; CCOM – total number of creative companies at city level; HHI – Herfindahl–Hirschman Index
Source: BPS and BEKRAF (2017), processed.
Table 1.
Summary statistics.
| Variable | Mean | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of creative companies (CCOM) (log) | 4.08 | 0.48 |
| Architecture (AR) (log) | 2.76 | 1.42 |
| Interior design (ID) (log) | 1.38 | 1.13 |
| Visual communication design (VCD) (log) | 1.08 | 1.11 |
| Product design (PD) (log) | 0.84 | 0.65 |
| Film, animation and video (FAV) (log) | 0.71 | 0.51 |
| Photography (PHO) (log) | 1.81 | 0.44 |
| Craft (CRA) (log) | 2.97 | 0.48 |
| Culinary (CUL) (log) | 3.93 | 0.48 |
| Music (MUS) (log) | 1.76 | 0.51 |
| Fashion (FAS) (log) | 3.29 | 0.49 |
| Application and game development (AGD) (log) | 1.23 | 0.79 |
| Publishing (PUB) (log) | 2.20 | 0.62 |
| Advertising (ADV) (log) | 0.91 | 0.68 |
| Television and radio (TR) (log) | 0.96 | 0.43 |
| Performing arts (PA) (log) | 1.35 | 0.65 |
| Fine arts (FA) (log) | 1.37 | 0.60 |
| City Tolerance Index (CTI) (log) | 1.55 | 0.24 |
| Mid-Term Regional Development Plan (CTI1) (log) | −0.34 | 0.25 |
| Discriminatory regional rules (CTI2) (log) | 0.08 | 0.11 |
| Official statements on event (CTI3) (log) | −0.48 | 0.45 |
| Official responses on event (CTI4) (log) | −0.29 | 0.40 |
| Incidents of freedom of religion/belief abuses (CTI5) (log) | 0.11 | 0.39 |
| Population composition based on religions (CTI6) (log) | −0.39 | 0.16 |
| Population (POP) (log) | 12.42 | 1.38 |
| Human Development Index (HDI) (log) | 4.32 | 0.06 |
| Provincial capital (DC) (dummy) | 0.31 | 0.47 |
Table 2.
Regression results: City Tolerance Index (composite).
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| logCCOM | logAR | logID | logVCD | logPD | logFAV | logPHO | logCRA | logCUL | |
| logCTI | −0.40** (−3.06) | −1.13** (−3.41) | −0.99 (−1.91) | −0.60 (−1.70) | −0.28 (−1.14) | −0.50* (−2.12) | −0.14 (−0.81) | −0.14 (−0.71) | −0.41** (−3.20) |
| logPOP | 0.19*** (4.37) | 0.25* (2.67) | 0.33** (2.84) | 0.25** (2.87) | 0.23*** (3.84) | 0.16*** (3.92) | 0.14*** (4.09) | 0.18*** (3.80) | 0.19*** (4.27) |
| logHDI | 2.27*** (4.23) | 9.06*** (5.17) | 6.20** (3.18) | 9.57*** (4.20) | 4.15*** (4.02) | 2.55* (2.37) | 2.66*** (4.12) | 2.11* (2.65) | 2.31*** (4.19) |
| DC | 0.08 (1.15) | 1.06*** (5.30) | 0.15 (0.58) | −0.62* (−2.62) | −0.25* (−2.17) | −0.05 (−0.54) | 0.18* (2.45) | 0.14 (1.68) | 0.08 (1.10) |
| _Cons | −7.53** (−3.21) | −38.18*** (−5.03) | −28.49** (−3.17) | −42.64*** (−4.60) | −19.54*** (−4.61) | −11.58* (−2.52) | −11.22*** (−3.79) | −8.18* (−2.09) | −7.86** (−3.45) |
| N | 99 | 93 | 60 | 52 | 73 | 81 | 98 | 99 | 99 |
| adj. R2 | 0.699 | 0.670 | 0.477 | 0.419 | 0.479 | 0.517 | 0.589 | 0.546 | 0.697 |
| F | 94.82 | 66.97 | 19.66 | 42.81 | 30.98 | 15.29 | 45.77 | 47.26 | 82.67 |
| (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | ||
| logFAS | logMUS | logAGD | logPUB | logADV | logTR | logPA | logFA | ||
| logCTI | −0.38** (−2.90) | −0.17 (−1.31) | −0.49 (−1.82) | −0.48** (−3.17) | −0.65* (−2.34) | −0.20 (−1.61) | −0.65** (−3.01) | −0.47* (−2.52) | |
| logPOP | 0.20*** (4.64) | 0.18*** (4.36) | 0.31** (3.54) | 0.21*** (4.04) | 0.24*** (4.80) | 0.08** (3.21) | 0.20** (3.36) | 0.18*** (4.11) | |
| logHDI | 2.48*** (4.37) | 3.03*** (5.13) | 3.32** (3.18) | 3.66*** (4.98) | 4.20** (3.09) | 1.77*** (4.12) | 2.82** (2.82) | 3.44*** (4.65) | |
| DC | 0.05 (0.86) | 0.10 (1.32) | 0.04 (0.30) | 0.17* (2.07) | 0.07 (0.75) | 0.40*** (7.31) | 0.11 (1.06) | 0.13 (1.26) | |
| _Cons | −9.35*** (−3.72) | −13.37*** (−5.03) | −16.24*** (−4.06) | −15.47*** (−4.87) | −19.37** (−3.29) | −7.55*** (−3.69) | −12.36** (−3.28) | −15.13*** (−4.82) | |
| N | 99 | 99 | 91 | 99 | 74 | 97 | 94 | 99 | |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.688 | 0.601 | 0.544 | 0.662 | 0.625 | 0.565 | 0.509 | 0.586 | |
| F | 149.93 | 46.27 | 38.36 | 60.18 | 21.27 | 37.40 | 47.39 | 54.56 |
1 ADV – advertising; AGD – applications and game development; AR – architecture; CCOM – total number of creative companies at city level; CRA – crafts; CTI – City Tolerance Index; CUL – culinary; DC – capital of the province; FA – fine arts; FAV – film, animation and video; HDI – Human Development Index; ID – interior design; MUS – music; PA – performing arts; PD – product design; PHO – photography; POP – population; PUB – publishing; TR – television and radio; VCD – visual communication design.
Table 3.
Regression results: City Tolerance Index (decomposed).
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| logCCOM | logAR | logID | logVCD | logPD | logFAV | logPHO | logCRA | logCm | |
| logCTI1 | 1.18** (3.55) | 2.02 (1.73) | 3.86*** (4.15) | 5.06** (3.68) | 0.81 (0.97) | 1.29* (2.48) | 1.10* (2.42) | 1.08** (3.33) | 1.26** (3.57) |
| logCTI2 | −1.84*** (−4.18) | −4.29** (−3.00) | −4.28* (−2.32) | −5.18*** (−4.82) | −1.06 (−1.49) | −1.58* (−2.75) | −1.33* (−2.63) | −1.38** (−2.90) | −1.95*** (−4.20) |
| logCTI3 | −0.29 (−0.50) | −1.06 (−1.43) | 0.44 (0.33) | 2.82** (3.13) | 0.37 (0.70) | 0.60 (1.82) | 0.06 (0.16) | −0.20 (−0.29) | −0.37 (−0.61) |
| logCTI4 | 0.11 (0.17) | 1.15 (1.33) | −0.85 (−0.60) | −3.38* (−2.41) | −0.11 (−0.15) | −0.80 (−1.73) | 0.03 (0.06) | 0.24 (0.32) | 0.13 (0.19) |
| logCTI5 | −0.37* (−2.65) | −1.11* (−2.29) | −2.21*** (−4.13) | −2.48*** (−5.58) | −0.83* (−2.45) | 0.93*** (−4.62) | −0.51* (−2.28) | −0.39* (−2.66) | −0.34* (−2.27) |
| logCTI6 | 0.13 (0.59) | 0.48 (0.57) | 1.18 (1.54) | 0.39 (0.33) | −0.13 (−0.30) | 0.66* (2.07) | −0.21 (−0.69) | −0.23 (−1.00) | 0.22 (0.96) |
| logPOP | 0.19*** (4.76) | 0.23* (2.49) | 0.25* (2.52) | 0.17* (2.30) | 0.21*** (3.93) | 0.13*** (3.87) | 0.14*** (4.24) | 0.18*** (4.17) | 0.19*** (4.68) |
| logHDI | 2.10** (3.46) | 8.48*** (4.35) | 4.10* (2.20) | 7.88** (2.94) | 3.97** (3.47) | 1.55 (1.60) | 2.70** (3.61) | 2.19* (2.55) | 2.08** (3.24) |
| DC | 0.09 (1.24) | 1.09*** (5.43) | 0.19 (0.72) | −0.43 (−1.87) | −0.21 (−1.68) | 0.00 (0.03) | 0.18* (2.30) | 0.14 (1.75) | 0.08 (1.16) |
| _Cons | −6.82* (−2.46) | −35.95*** (−4.09) | −17.46 (−2.03) | −32.31* (−2.73) | −18.44** (−3.64) | −6.60 (−1.57) | −11.11** (−3.22) | −8.37* (−2.05) | −6.86* (−2.40) |
| N | 99 | 93 | 60 | 52 | 73 | 81 | 98 | 99 | 99 |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.709 | 0.675 | 0.570 | 0.509 | 0.469 | 0.602 | 0.601 | 0.551 | 0.711 |
| F | 74.38 | 73.81 | 71.88 | 97.37 | 40.26 | 50.04 | 27.51 | 24.62 | 76.66 |
| (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) | (17) | ||
| logFAS | logMUS | logAGD | logPUB | logADV | logTR | logPA | logFA | ||
| logCTI1 | 0.84* (2.61) | 1.17** (3.01) | 3.50*** (3.92) | 1.60** (3.51) | 1.43* (2.66) | 0.64 (1.20) | 2.43** (3.60) | 2.02*** (3.70) | |
| logCTI2 | −1.53** (−3.60) | −1.77** (−3.47) | −4.61*** (−5.53) | −2.14*** (−4.18) | −1.44 (−2.01) | −1.22** (−2.91) | −3.49*** (−5.91) | −2.40*** (−4.07) | |
| logCTI3 | −0.05 (−0.10) | −0.38 (−0.87) | −0.17 (−0.12) | 0.04 (0.07) | 0.67 (1.18) | −0.14 (−0.40) | 0.06 (0.08) | −0.09 (−0.15) | |
| logCTI4 | 0.03 (0.05) | 0.19 (0.38) | −0.56 (−0.38) | −0.23 (−0.33) | −0.99 (−1.49) | −0.06 (−0.14) | −0.44 (−0.61) | −0.11 (−0.17) | |
| logCTI5 | −0.37** (−2.97) | −0.29 (−1.53) | −0.76 (−1.99) | −0.66*** (−3.80) | −1.06*** (−4.97) | −0.06 (−0.30) | −0.81* (−2.64) | −0.85** (−3.53) | |
| logCTI6 | −0.05 (−0.26) | 0.49 (1.84) | 0.52 (1.05) | 0.11 (0.35) | 0.68* (2.15) | 0.24 (0.91) | 0.20 (0.44) | 0.16 (0.58) | |
| logPOP | 0.20*** (4.87) | 0.17*** (4.35) | 0.29*** (4.07) | 0.20*** (4.41) | 0.19*** (4.55) | 0.08** (3.29) | 0.18*** (4.12) | 0.18*** (4.74) | |
| logHDI | 2.46*** (4.12) | 2.65*** (3.74) | 2.70* (2.28) | 3.42*** (4.20) | 3.33** (3.10) | 1.59** (2.91) | 2.42 (1.98) | 3.12*** (4.03) | |
| DC | 0.06 (1.00) | 0.09 (1.16) | 0.04 (0.33) | 0.19* (2.19) | 0.13 (1.52) | 0.40*** (7.15) | 0.13 (1.13) | 0.14 (1.41) | |
| _Cons | −9.41** (−3.41) | −11.22** (−3.33) | −12.44* (−2.52) | −14.31*** (−3.84) | −15.02** (−3.16) | −6.67* (−2.53) | −10.27 (−2.00) | −13.37*** (−3.97) | |
| N | 99 | 99 | 91 | 99 | 74 | 97 | 94 | 99 | |
| Adjusted R2 | 0.689 | 0.620 | 0.609 | 0.668 | 0.696 | 0.558 | 0.542 | 0.608 | |
| F | 102.73 | 41.88 | 26.01 | 45.07 | 118.73 | 36.94 | 35.29 | 67.48 |
1 ADV – advertising; AGD – applications and game development; AR – architecture; CCOM – total number of creative companies at city level; CRA – crafts; CTI – City Tolerance Index; CTI1 – Mid-Term Regional Development Plan; CTI2 – discriminatory regional rules; CTI3 – official statements on intolerance events; CTI4 – official responses to intolerance events; CTI5 – incidents of freedom of religion or belief abuses; CTI6 – population composition based on religion; CUL – culinary; DC – capital of the province; FA – fine arts; FAS – fashion; FAV – film, animation and video; HDI – Human Development Index; ID – interior design; MUS – music; PA – performing arts; PD – product design; PHO – photography; POP – population; PUB – publishing; TR – television and radio; VCD – visual communication design.