Macroeconomic Analysis of Poverty in the Province of West Sumatra

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10.2991/aebmr.k.200305.068How to use a DOI?

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poverty, economic growth, employment opportunities, income inequality

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of economic growth, employment opportunities, economic development and income inequality on poverty in West Sumatra Province. The model used is panel analysis with the population used is the district/city in West Sumatra Province with a time span from 2012 to 2017. From the results of the analysis of the panel data model using random effects are (1). Economic growth has a positive and not significant effect on poverty in West Sumatra. (2). Employment opportunities have a negative and not significant effect on α = 5 percent of poverty in West Sumatra. (3). Economic development has a significant negative effect on α = 5 percent of poverty in West Sumatra. (4). Income inequality has a positive and significant effect on α = 10 percent of poverty in West Sumatra.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ariusni
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/03/10
TI  - Macroeconomic Analysis of Poverty in the Province of West Sumatra
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th Padang International Conference on Education, Economics, Business and Accounting (PICEEBA-2 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 190
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SN  - 2352-5428
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