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OPTIMIZING THE FINANCIAL DECISIONS OF FEMALE WORKERS IN LABOR-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES: AN INTERVENTION BASED ON FRAMING EFFECTS AND MENTAL ACCOUNTING IN PENSION FUND PROGRAMS Mercy Reyne Marlina; Elly Rumengan; Basri; Faris Ramadhan; Etty Sri Wahyuni
International Journal of Educational Review, Law And Social Sciences (IJERLAS) Vol. 5 No. 6 (2025)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.54443/ijerlas.v5i5.3739

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Female workers in the manufacturing sector in Batam City often face challenges in financial planning, particularly regarding pension funds. Lack of knowledge and information about the importance of pension funds, coupled with limited awareness campaigns, result in many workers not participating in pension programs. Additionally, a work culture focused on short-term targets often leads female workers in this sector to view long-term financial planning, such as retirement, as less important. This study aims to investigate and analyze the partial and simultaneous effects of framing effect, mental accounting, and financial decisions on the effectiveness of pension funds among female workers in manufacturing companies in Batam City. This study employs causal associative research, and the research method used is quantitative. The population in this study consists of all female workers in manufacturing companies in Batam City, whose exact number is unknown. Four manufacturing companies were randomly selected, and 50 respondents were selected from each company. The sampling method used non-probability sampling with purposive sampling techniques, with several criteria including women aged 40-50 years with a minimum of 1 year of work experience and companies employing more than 250 workers. The sample size for this study was 200 respondents. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. The results of the study indicate that the framing effect partially influences the effectiveness of pension funds, mental accounting partially influences the effectiveness of pension funds, financial decisions partially influence the effectiveness of pension funds, and the framing effect, mental accounting, and financial decisions simultaneously influence the effectiveness of pension funds. The adjusted R-squared value of 0.728 can be referred to as the coefficient of determination, This means that 0.741 (74.1%) of the effectiveness of pension funds can be obtained and explained by the framing effect, mental accounting, and financial decisions, while the remaining 25.3% (100% - 74.1% = 25.3%) is explained by variables outside the model that were not studied.
THE EFFECT OF TAX AWARENESS AND PERCEIVED EQUITY ON TAX COMPLIANCE OF DIGITAL ECONOMY ACTORS IN BATAM: THE MODERATING ROLE OF VAT ON ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION (PPN PMSE) COLLECTION POLICY Faris Ramadhan; Etty Sri Wahyuni; Mercy Reyne Marlina Tirayoh; Benni Sumarman; Basri
International Journal of Economic, Business, Accounting, Agriculture Management and Sharia Administration (IJEBAS) Vol. 6 No. 2 (2026): April
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19982491

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The rapid expansion of Indonesia’s digital economy demands a strengthened digital taxation framework. This study examines the effect of tax awareness and perceived equity on tax compliance among digital economy actors in Batam, Indonesia’s largest Free Trade Zone (FTZ), with the Value Added Tax on Electronically Traded Transactions (PPN PMSE) collection policy serving as a moderating variable. Using a quantitative cross-sectional survey, data were collected from 198 digital economy actors across Batam’s major e-commerce ecosystems through validated Likert-scale questionnaires and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) with SmartPLS 4.0. The findings reveal that: (1) tax awareness exerts the strongest positive and significant effect on tax compliance (β = 0.412; p < 0.001; f² = 0.224); (2) perceived equity positively and significantly affects tax compliance (β = 0.318; p < 0.001; f² = 0.138); (3) the PPN PMSE collection policy positively and significantly moderates the tax awareness–compliance relationship (β = 0.147; p < 0.01); however, (4) the PPN PMSE collection policy does not significantly moderate the perceived equity–compliance relationship (β = 0.063; p > 0.05). These findings reveal an asymmetric moderation effect: platform-based VAT collection functions as a behavioral nudge that amplifies tax awareness effects but is structurally incapable of correcting deeply rooted perceptions of tax inequity—particularly the perceived unfairness between FTZ-based and non-FTZ digital sellers, and between digital and conventional businesses. The study contributes to digital taxation literature by integrating the Slippery Slope Framework with Nudge Theory, empirically demonstrating the conditional and asymmetric moderating capacity of third-party collection mechanisms, and identifying a novel “spatial equity” dimension relevant to free trade zone taxation. Practical implications are offered for Indonesia’s Coretax administration reform and the design of differentiated compliance strategies.