Public sector innovation in local government and its impact on development outcomes: Empirical evidence in Indonesia.

This study investigates a scarce case of the effect of innovation by local government on development performance using district level data in Indonesia. We use the accumulation number of innovations (the quantity side) produced by each district during 2015-2022 period according to the top 99 nominations listed by the Ministry of Administrative and Bureacratic Reform, the Republic of Indonesia. We, alternatively, also use measure of innovation based on "the quality side" by applying regional innovation index.