Title : THE EFFECT OF FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION DEGREE, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND LABOR ABSORPTION ON THE WELFARE OF DISTRICT/CITY COMMUNITIES IN SOUTH KALIMANTAN PROVINCE
Author : Muzdalifah
Universitas Airlangga
Item Type : Thesis (Dissertation)
Abstract
Muzdalifah, Postgraduate Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya 2018, The Effect of Degree of Fiscal Decentralization, Private Investment, Economic Growth and Labor on Community Welfare in Districts/Cities in South Kalimantan Province, Promoter: Djoko Mursinto, Co-Promoter: Rudi Purwono. This study has three objectives. First, to test and analyze the effect of Degree of Fiscal Decentralization and Private Investment on Economic Growth in Districts/Cities in South Kalimantan Province. Second, to test and analyze the effect of Degree of Fiscal Decentralization and Private Investment on Labor Absorbed in Districts/Cities in South Kalimantan Province. to test and analyze the effect of Economic Growth and Labor Absorbed on Community Welfare in Districts/Cities in South Kalimantan Province. This study uses panel data covering 13 regencies/cities in South Kalimantan and the observation period is 2005 – 2016. The data analysis technique uses the Simultaneous TSLS (Two Stage Least Square) equation model. The results of the study show that economic growth and absorbed labor force jointly influence the welfare of the community and economic growth will partially reduce the welfare of the community in regencies/cities in South Kalimantan Province, the degree of fiscal decentralization and private investment jointly influence economic growth and the degree of fiscal decentralization will partially reduce the economic growth of regencies/cities in South Kalimantan Province, the degree of fiscal decentralization and private investment jointly influence the number of absorbed labor force and partially the degree of fiscal decentralization will increase the number of absorbed labor force in regencies/cities in South Kalimantan Province.
Keywords: Degree of Fiscal Decentralization, Private Investment, Economic Growth, Absorbed Labor Force, Community Welfare and South Kalimantan