The Influence of Infrastructure Development on Economic Growth in the Province Papua Year 2006 – 2020

Ince Weya
Nancy Nopeline
Darwin Damanik

Budapest International Research and Critics Institute-Journal (BIRCI-Journal): Humanities and Social Sciences
Vol 4, No 3 (2021): Budapest International Research and Critics Institute August

This study aims to analyze the effect of infrastructure development on economic growth in Papua Province. This study uses secondary data taken from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) of Papua Province for the period 2006 - 2019. The analytical tools are descriptive and regression using time series data. The results showed that the dependent variable such as the number of educational facilities and health facilities had a positive effect on economic growth in Papua Province. Given the results, the local government should pay more attention to allocating development expendictures for energy, the availability of special electricity infrastructure, the number of Puskesmas and schools to have a significant and positive influence on economic growth in Papua Province.