REGIONAL DISPARITY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF AGROPOLITAN CITIES IN NORTH SUMATERA, INDONESIA

Purba, Bonaraja and Masbar, Raja and Maipita, Indra and Jamal, Abd. (2018) REGIONAL DISPARITY IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: THE CASE OF AGROPOLITAN CITIES IN NORTH SUMATERA, INDONESIA. Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, 292. pp. 335-340.

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Abstract

This study aims to analyze: (1) economic development disparity among the Agropolitan cities in North Sumatera
Province, Indonesia; (2) factors influencing disparity of income among the Agropolitan cities in North Sumatera Province, Indonesia over the 2012-2016 period. The disparity of economic development among the cities was measured using the Williamson Index, while the panel regression analysis was used to explore factors affecting income disparities among the cities. The study found that (1) the average of Williamson Index in the North Tapanuli City was higher than the other cities, while the lowest index was found for the Simalungun city; (2) Labor productivity, economic agglomeration, capital expenditure and gross fixed capital formation have a significant influence on income disparity

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD72 Economic growth, development, planning
Divisions: Fakultas Teknik
Depositing User: Cut Lidya Mutia
Date Deposited: 19 Jun 2019 04:30
Last Modified: 25 Sep 2019 07:29
URI: https://digilib.unimed.ac.id/id/eprint/35449

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