Jurnal Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan (Journal of Economics and Development Studies)
Vol 9, No 2 (2017)

THE IMPACT OF REGIONAL AUTONOMY POLICY FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN EAST JAVA

Wahyu Kurniana (Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Malang)
Wahyu Kurniani (Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Malang)
Irvan Sepfiandy (Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Malang)
Evan Gyovani (Faculty of Economics, Universitas Negeri Malang)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Nov 2017

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of local revenue, general allocation funds and special allocation funds to local spending and economic growth as well as to find out the possibility of Flypaper Effect on District/City shopping in East Java Province. The population in this study is all districts/cities located in East Java Province. Data analysis was performed by panel data regression using Eviews 8 and Microsoft Excel 2010 program. The results of this study indicate that local revenues, general allocation funds, and special allocation funds have a positive and significant impact on district/city expenditure in East Java. Local revenues, general allocation funds, and special allocation funds have a positive and significant impact on the economic growth of districts/cities in East Java Province. While variable of regional expenditure has negative and significant influence on economic growth of district/city in East Java Province. Local revenues, general allocation funds and special allocation funds indirectly through regional expenditures on district economic growth in East Java Province are negative and regional expenditures are not proven to be intermediate variables. Value of Coefficient of General Allocation Fund and Special Allocation Fund is bigger than the value of the original revenue coefficient so that it can be said that there has been Flypaper Effect on the expenditure of District/City in East Java Province in 2010-2014.Keywords: Economic Growth, Regional Autonomy, Flypaper EffectJEL Classification: R11, R58

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jesp

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan focuses on scientific papers related to development economics include critical analysis of economic development issues, local economic development, community economic development, economic growth, international trade and finance, fiscal and monetary policy, ...