IMPACT ECONOMIC GROWTH, HUMAN CAPITAL, EMPLOYMENT RATE ON POVERTY IN INDONESIA

Authors

Christimulia Purnama Trimurti Universitas Dhyana Pura, Bali

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Keywords:

Poverty; Economic Growth; Human Capital; Employment Rate; Government Policy.

Abstract

This study aims to examine the impact of economic growth, human capital, and employment levels on poverty in Indonesia during the period (2014-2023) to evaluate the Indonesian government led by President Joko Widodo over the past 10 years. The testing of the research variables uses Time series regression with Eviews 10. It was found that GDP has a positive but insignificant impact on poverty, Human Capital has a negative and significant impact on poverty, and the employment rate has a negative but insignificant impact on poverty. The results of the study show that human capital plays an important role in reducing poverty in Indonesia.

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