eprintid: 186
rev_number: 7
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datestamp: 2017-03-09 04:39:13
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creators_name: Muchdie, Muchdie
creators_id: eidmuchdie@uhamka.ac.id
corp_creators: Department of Management, Post Graduate School, Muhammadiyah University of Prof. DR. HAMKA
title: TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN INDONESIA
ispublished: pub
subjects: HB
abstract: This paper examined the impact of technological progress on poverty reduction, with
unemployment rate and economic growth as moderating variables, in Indonesia during the period
of 2004-2013. It was coincided with two perods of Yudhoyono administration.Technological
progress was measured by total factor productivity (TFP) growth, unemployment was
measuredby open unemployment rate, economic growth was measured by the growth of Gross
Domestic Product based on the year of 2000 constant price, and poverty reduction was measured
by the percentage of poor people. Impact analysis was conducted using SEM-Path Analysis
techniques. Most data were directly gathered from the National Statistics Agency, except data on
TFP growth. The results showed that first, technological progress,directly, had a not significant
positive impact on poverty reduction (Path-1). Second, technological progress, indirectly, had a
positive significant impact on poverty reduction (Path-2). Third, technological progress,
indirectly, had a positive significant impact on poverty reduction (Path-3). Fourth, technological
progress, indirectly, had positive significant impact on poverty reduction (Path-4). Technological
progress was important factor for poverty reduction but it was not sufficient conditions.
date: 2017-03
official_url: http://www.ijmra.us/2017ijrss_march.php
full_text_status: public
publication: International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
volume: 7
number: 3
pagerange: 248-265
refereed: TRUE
issn: 2249-2496
citation:   Muchdie, Muchdie  (2017) TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN INDONESIA.  International Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 7 (3).  pp. 248-265.  ISSN 2249-2496     
document_url: http://repository.uhamka.ac.id/id/eprint/186/1/IJMRA-11252%20Technological%20Progress%20and%20Poverty%20Reduction.pdf