Jurnal Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan (JESP)
Vol 15, No 2 (2023)

The Role of Inequality in Indonesia: Does Fiscal Decentralization Matter?

Nunung Zahrotul Hayat (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Mahrus Lutfi Adi Kurniawan (Universitas Ahmad Dahlan)
Wing-Keung Wong (Asia University)



Article Info

Publish Date
18 Nov 2023

Abstract

This research explores the role of inequality because inequality has long-term effects on social and economic conditions and has an impact on the decentralization process. There are two models developed in which inequality is the regressor of regional income and inequality is the regressor. The panel seemingly unrelated regression is applied to produce consistent coefficient parameters. The results of research on model 1 show that inequality has a negative effect on regional income and on model 2 shows that fiscal decentralization with government spending has a positive effect on inequality and special allocation funds have a negative effect on inequality. The implication of research is that fiscal decentralization can reduce the level of inequality if it is transferred and prioritizes poor or disadvantaged areas.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JESP

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Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

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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, ...