International Journal of Science and Society (IJSOC)
Vol 4 No 1 (2022): International Journal of Science and Society (IJSOC)

Factors Affecting Economic Growth and Poverty Rate in Kutai Timur District

Wiryadi Tamrin (Faculty of Economics, Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Indonesia)
Rusdiah Iskandar (Faculty of Economics, Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Indonesia)
Aji Sofyan Effendi (Faculty of Economics, Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
15 Feb 2022

Abstract

East Kutai Regency has the second largest area in East Kutai Regency. In various ways, the local government has tried to increase economic growth and poverty alleviation, but these problems have not achieved the desired results. This study aims to determine the direct and indirect effects of private investment, labor force, infrastructure spending, human development index on economic growth and poverty levels in East Kutai Regency. To analyze the data used path analysis. The data used is secondary data in the form of time series data for 2007-2021. The results of this study indicate that the direct influence of Private Investment, Labor Force, Human Development Index on growth has a positive direction but is not significant. In contrast, infrastructure spending on economic growth has a positive approach. Then the direct effect of private investment, the human development index on poverty, is positive and not significant if it has the direction. The direct effect of the Labor Force, Infrastructure Expenditure on the Poverty Level is negative and significant. The poverty rate through economic growth has a positive and significant direction. The indirect effect of the Labor Force on the Poverty Level through economic growth has a negative and insignificant direction. The indirect effect of infrastructure spending on poverty levels through economic growth has a negative and significant direction.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijsoc

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Subject

Materials Science & Nanotechnology Social Sciences

Description

International Journal of Science and Society (IJSOC) is open access and peer-reviewed journal with e-ISSN (2715-8780), IJSOC is an international journal devoted to the study of science and technology in a social context. It focuses on the way in which advances in science and technology influence ...