Effects of Regional Goverment Expenditures on the Education, Health, and Infrastructure Sector on Economic Growth in West Kalimantan Period 2009-2013

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Local government  sector  expenditure on  education, health  and infrastructure against economic growth.  Sustainable development  became  a major challenge in the global community as well the area at his time. Each region has a goal of boost the growth of its economy. Economic growth is one of the variables  of the economy  in  a region  that is seen from the  indicator of comsumption, investment, export an import expenditure, thus creating economic growth in  a region  that is  on the rise.  The intended  area of goverment spending  is  spending on  the education sector, health,  and infrastructure.  The third is a sector  that  is very important for  the development process of  an area.  Government spending  over  education, health,  and infrastructureagainst  economic growth  can not be directly  perceived  within  the short term  but  will be  felt in the  long term  of time.  Test and  analyze  the influence of  the local government  sector of  education, health and infrastructure against economic growth  in the province of  West Kalimantan

The data used  in this research  is  secondary  data.  Secondary  data  used is the data panel which is a merger  between the data  of cross  section  and  time series data. Using the method of  data analysis  in this study uses panel data regression analysis with PLS (Pooled Least Square) and using  eviews  application  9.  The results of educational research the positive and significant effect against economic growth with a probability of 0.0000, health is also positive and significant effect against economic growth with a probability of 0.0000. While the positive effect of the infrastructure but not significant with probability more than 0.05 or 0.8065.

Keywords:  education, health, infrastructure,  and economic growth