Are poor provinces catching‐up the rich provinces in Indonesia?

H. Kurniawan, H.L.F. de Groot, P. Mulder

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Abstract

This paper examines the dynamics of socio‐economic inequalities in Indonesia over the last four decades. We apply a club convergence test to provincial panel data on four socio‐economic indicators: per capita gross regional product, the Gini coefficient, the school enrolment rate, and the fertility rate. We find that there is no single equilibrium steady state path for all these indicators in Indonesia. Instead, the data suggest that there exist two groups, with provinces converging within each of these two groups, but not between these groups. Finally, we identify the provinces that are catching‐up and those that are falling behind in terms of the various socio‐economic indicators.
LanguageEnglish
Number of pages20
JournalRegional Science, Policy and Practice
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Jan 2019

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Keywords

  • club convergenc
  • regional development
  • socio-economics disparity
  • spatial inequality

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Kurniawan, H. ; de Groot, H.L.F. ; Mulder, P./ Are poor provinces catching‐up the rich provinces in Indonesia?. In: Regional Science, Policy and Practice. 2019
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Kurniawan H, de Groot HLF, Mulder P. Are poor provinces catching‐up the rich provinces in Indonesia? Regional Science, Policy and Practice. 2019 Jan 29. Available from, DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12160

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