08Nov 2018

DETERMINATION OF INCLUSIVE FINANCE AGAINST POVERTY IN EASTERN INDONESIA

  • Economics Development Program, UMEL Tual College of Economics, Maluku, Indonesia.
  • Faculty of Economics, University of Hasanuddin, Indonesia.
  • Faculty of Economics, University of YAPIS, Papua, Indonesia.
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This study aims to determine the effect of government policies on poverty in Eastern Indonesia through economic growth and employment.This study uses secondary data (panel data) from 2008 to 2017 using descriptive statistical analysis, autocorrelation test, chow test, hausman test, heteros test, hypothesis test, multicolonearity test, and normality test with simultaneous equation models in the regression calculation test used software eviews 9.The results of this study indicate that inclusive finance influences both directly and indirectly positively and significantly towards poverty through economic growth and employment. Inclusive finance has a positive and significant direct effect on poverty and a positive and significant indirect effect through economic growth and employment.


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[Ely Steven Ingratubun, Basri Hasanuddin, Muhammad Yusri Zamhuri, Paulus Uppun and Abdul Rasyid. (2018); DETERMINATION OF INCLUSIVE FINANCE AGAINST POVERTY IN EASTERN INDONESIA Int. J. of Adv. Res. 6 (Nov). 310-317] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Ely Steven Ingratubun
Economics Development Program, Umel Tual College of Economics, Maluku, Indonesia

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/8000      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/8000