Institutional quality, FDI inflows, human capital development and poverty: a case of Indonesia

Lim Thye Goh, Irwan Trinugroho, Siong Hook Law and Dedi Rusdi

International Journal of Social Economics, 2024, vol. 51, issue 11, 1450-1467

Abstract: Purpose - The objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of institutional quality, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and human capital development on Indonesia’s poverty rate. Design/methodology/approach - The quantile regression on data ranging from 1984 to 2019 was used to capture the relationship between the impact of the independent variables (FDI inflows, institutional quality and human capital development) on Indonesia’s poverty rate at different quantiles of the conditional distribution. Findings - The empirical results reveal that low-quantile institutional quality is detrimental to poverty eradication, whereas FDI inflows and human capital development are significant at higher quantiles of distribution. This implies that higher-value FDI and advanced human capital development are critical to lifting Indonesians out of poverty. Practical implications - Policymakers should prioritise strategies that advance human capital development, create an enticing investment climate that attracts high-value investments and improve institutional quality levels. Originality/value - This study contributes to the existing literature because, compared to previous studies that focussed on estimating the conditional mean of the explanatory variable on the poverty rate. It rather provides a more comprehensive understanding of the quantiles of interest of FDI inflows and institutional quality on the Indonesian poverty rate, allowing for more targeted policies. Peer review - The peer review history for this article is available at:https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-09-2023-0733

Keywords: Poverty; Institutional quality; FDI inflows; Human capital development; Quantile regression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-09-2023-0733

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