ANALISIS PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI, ANGKA HARAPAN HIDUP, ANGKA MELEK HURUF, RATA RATA LAMA SEKOLAH, PENGELUARAN PERKAPITA DAN JUMLAH PENDUDUK TERHADAP TINGKAT KEMISKINAN DI JAWA TENGAH

Abstract

One big problem facing many developing countries (including Indonesia) is the high poverty rate or the number of people who are below the poverty line. Poverty causes millions of people to fulfill the needs of food, clothing and shelter are limited. The poverty rate in Central Java is the highest compared to other provinces in Java Island. The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of economic growth rate, life expectancy at birth, literacy rates, long school average, adjusted expenditure per capita and total population to the poverty rate in Central Java. Analytical model is use panel data with the Fixed Effect Model (FEM) or the Least Square Dummy Variable (LSDV) model approach, using time series data for five years (2005-2009) and cross section data for 35 districts / cities in Central Java . LSDV models are expected to obtain a more efficient estimation. This is because the high number of observations that have implications on the data more informative, more varied, and increased degrees of freedom (df). The results of this study shows that the variables of life expectancy at birth, adjusted expenditure per capita, and total population have a negative effect and significant impact on poverty rate in the province of Central Java.