Inclusive Growth, Educational Attainment and Morbidity Rate in Papua Province

I Gede Agus Ariutama; Anisa Fahmi

doi:10.15294/edaj.v8i1.28133

I Gede Agus Ariutama Politeknik Keuangan Negara STAN
Anisa Fahmi Politeknik Keuangan Negara STAN

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/edaj.v8i1.28133

Abstract

This study aims at determining inclusive growth and exploring the relationship between inclusive
growth, educational attainment and morbidity rate in Papua province. This is due to the fact that
Papua Province with special autonomy status attempts to catch up with economic growth from other
provinces and increases income equity by focusing on education and health. This study exploits
Social Mobility Curve (SMC) and Panel VAR to comprehend inclusive growth and determine the
reciprocal relationship between Social Mobility Index, average years of schooling and morbidity rate
in Papua Province in 2011-2016. Based on the results, there was economic growth in Papua Province
which was still accompanied by an increase in income disparity, thus, it could be concluded that
economic growth in Papua was still not inclusive. Regarding the results of the Panel VAR, there was
no reciprocal relationship between the three variables with education and health having a positive
and significant effect on inclusive growth. The positive influence of education and health is probably
due to individual productivity and globalization factors. To increase inclusive growth, Papua
Province is advised to improve student education so that later students most likely be more
productive and get better jobs and salaries.

Author Biography

Anisa Fahmi, Politeknik Keuangan Negara STAN

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