Al-Mustashfa: Jurnal Penelitian Hukum Ekonomi Syariah
Vol. 8 No. 2 (2023)

THE INFLUENCE OF INFRASTRUCTURE ON INEQUALITY OF INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN EASTERN INDONESIA

Albani Elha Laraibaphy (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman)
Abdul Aziz Ahmad (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman)
Suharno Suharno (Universitas Jenderal Soedirman)



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Publish Date
05 Dec 2023

Abstract

AbstractThis quantitative research was on income inequality and infrastructure in Eastern Indonesia. This study investigates the impact of road, electricity, water, telecommunication, housing, education, and health infrastructure on income inequality from 2012 to 2018. Using panel data from 16 Eastern Indonesia provinces with 96 observations, this study combines cross-sectional data from 16 Eastern Indonesia provinces and six years of time-series data (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018). The results from the Fixed Effect Model by Panel Data indicate that (1) Road, electricity, water, housing, education, and health infrastructure were not significantly correlated with income inequality, and (2) Telecommunication infrastructure harmed income inequality. The implication is that in achieving a more just income distribution, the government should reexamine the distribution of infrastructure projects, i.e., road, electricity, water, housing, education, and health, that are being built. This can be done by focusing the projects on less developed areas.Keywords: Income Inequality; Infrastructure; Eastern Indonesia.

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al-mustashfa

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Al-Mustashfa: Jurnal Penelitian Hukum Ekonomi Syariah publishes original and recent studies that focus on normative, empirical, and comparative analyses of Sharia economic law and its application across various modern economic sectors in different countries, particularly in Indonesia. The scope of ...