Economic Development Analysis Journal
Vol 9 No 2 (2020): Economics Development Analysis Journal

Human Capital and Productivity: a Case Study of East Java

Sugeng Setyadi (Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa)
Rizal Syaifudin (Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa)
Deris Desmawan (Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa)



Article Info

Publish Date
25 Jul 2020

Abstract

This research examines the influence of level of education and health rate as the measurement of human capital to productivity in East Java Provice, during 2009 to 2015. Variable of level of education is measured by literacy rate, while the variable of health rate is measured by infant mortality rate. The panel data analysis is used as research method, which is Fixed Effect Model is the best model than the other models. The research results show that the variable of level of education is not significant to productivity, whreas, the variable healt rate has negative and significant influence to productivity. The reason is because educated worker is not really nedded in East Java Province. Some workers with skills and experiences are preferred. Therefore, in this research literacy rate cannot be used as good proxy to measured variable of level of education. Moreover, a decrease in infant mortality rate is indicating that the health rate is good. Hence, productivity

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Journal Info

Abbrev

edaj

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Focus and Scope Economic Development Analysis Journal is a scientific journal who published by Department of Economic Development, Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia. this journal published four times per year on February, May, August, and November and start publishing ...