Analisis Konvergensi Pertumbuhan Ekonomi di Nusa Tenggara Timur Timur (Analisys of Economic Growth Convergence in East Nusa Tenggara Timur)

Maria Sisilia Serlin (Universitas Kristen Wira Wacana Sumba)
Adrianus Kabubu Hudang (Universitas Kristen Wira Wacana Sumba)
Yuniarti Reny Renggo (Universitas Kristen Wira Wacana Sumba)

Optimal: Jurnal Ekonomi dan Manajemen
Vol. 5 No. 3 (2025): Jurnal Ekonomi dan Manajemen

Economic development is not only aimed at boosting economic growth but also at reducing unemployment, poverty, and income inequality between regions. The objective of this study is to conduct σ convergence and β convergence analysis, which can be used to measure the speed of convergence. This study employs panel data regression, utilizing secondary data combining time series (2017–2024) and cross-sectional data (districts/cities in East Nusa Tenggara Province), sourced from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). Based on the results of sigma convergence, it was found that during the period 2017-2024, East Nusa Tenggara Province experienced fluctuations, moving from divergence toward convergence, and in 2024, it experienced stagnation/slight divergence. Meanwhile, from the results of beta convergence analysis, it was found that only the HDI variable significantly influences the increase in GRDP at present.