Jurnal Kebijakan dan Administrasi Publik
Vol 22, No 1 (2018): May

Does More Spending on Education Matter to Human Capital Formation? Study Case of Bengkulu Province, Indonesia

Nurfitriani Nurfitriani (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta)
Romi Bhakti Hartarto (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Jul 2018

Abstract

Based on Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Indonesia will face a demographic bonus era during 2020-2035. That implies that the number of productive-age population will be higher than elderly peopleand children (dependents). This phenomenon offers an opportunity due to a lower dependencyburden. However, the situation could be catastrophic if the government is not ready to equip theproductive age population with necessary skills. The objective of this study is to determine whetheror not higher spending on education has positive influence on human capital formation in BengkuluProvince. The research used panel data analysis of ten regions in Bengkulu Province for the 2010-2014 periods. Research results showed that spending on education does not have significant impacton human capital development, while women empowerment and infrastructure have positive effecton human capital. Our results imply that more spending on education does not matter if it is notsupported by quality infrastructure that makes education facilities accessible.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JKAP

Publisher

Subject

Decision Sciences, Operations Research & Management Education Public Health Social Sciences

Description

JKAP (Jurnal Kebijakan dan Administrasi Publikasi), dengan nomor p-ISSN: 0852-9213, e-ISSN: 2477-4693, adalah jurnal multidisiplin berskala nasional yang mencakup berbagai pokok persoalan dalam kajian ilmu-ilmu administrasi publik. Secara khusus JKAP menaruh perhatian pada pokok-pokok persoalan ...