Assessing Pro-poorness of Regional Economic Growth: Evidence from Indonesia, 2004-2014

Takahiro Akita and Sachiko Miyata

No EMS_2020_03, Working Papers from Research Institute, International University of Japan

Abstract: Numerous studies have been conducted to examine the extent to which economic growth is conducive to poverty reduction. However, most of these studies assessed the pro-poorness of economic growth at the national level. This study attempts to assess the pro-poorness of regional economic growth in Indonesia over the period 2004-2014. While Indonesia achieved a moderately pro-poor growth, there is a large variation among provinces in the pro-poorness of economic growth. To achieve a balanced pro-poor growth across provinces, one needs to consider regional differences in factors that would affect growth and the change in inequality when formulating policies.

Keywords: pro-poor growth; incidence of poverty; expenditure inequality; province; Indonesia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I32 O15 O18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2020-06
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