The literature on the impact of the economic crisis on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and how they deal with it is still limited. Focusing on the 1997–1998 Asian financial crisis and the 2008–2009 global financial crisis, this study aims to fill this gap. There are two key questions: how these two economic crises have affected MSMEs and what were then their crisis mitigation (CM) measures. To answer these questions, this study reviews experiences in several countries in Southeast Asia with the impacts of these two crises on MSMEs and their responses to the crises. It shows that the impact of the 1997/1998 crisis on MSMEs is different from the 2008/2009 crisis. Findings from a survey of MSMEs affected by the 2008–2009 crisis indicate that finding new customers or markets in other countries unaffected by the crisis or switching to the domestic market was the most widely adopted CM measure. For other respondents who made adjustments to their workforce, the most important form was to reduce working day.

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经济危机对东南亚微型，中小型企业的影响及其缓解危机的措施（参考印度尼西亚）

关于经济危机对微型，小型和中型企业（MSME）的影响及其如何处理的文献仍然有限。本研究着眼于1997-1998年亚洲金融危机和2008-2009年全球金融危机，旨在填补这一空白。这里有两个关键问题：这两个经济危机如何影响了中小微企业，以及缓解危机的措施是什么。为了回答这些问题，本研究回顾了东南亚一些国家的经历，这两次危机对中小微企业的影响及其对危机的应对。它表明，1997/1998年危机对MSME的影响与2008/2009年危机不同。对受2008-2009年危机影响的MSME进行的一项调查结果表明，在不受危机影响的其他国家中寻找新客户或新市场或转向国内市场是采用最广泛的CM措施。对于其他调整过劳动力的受访者来说，最重要的形式是减少工作日。