scholarly journals Income Inequality and Noncash Food Assistance Program in Central Java Province

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuf Munandar
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Gini Coefficient ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Food Assistance ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Central Java ◽  
The Gini Coefficient ◽  
Central Java Province

One measure of income inequality that is often used is the Gini Coefficient. In Central Java Province, the income inequality in March 2019 was increasing compared to income inequality in September 2018. To reduce this income inequality, the government is focusing on increasing government spending in the field of social assistance, including Non-Cash Food Assistance (Bantuan Pangan Non Tunai/BPNT). Thus, this study aims to calculate and obtain a reduction in the Gini Coefficient as a result of the implementation of the BPNT program in the Central Java Province of Indonesia. This study uses the Counter Factual Analysis (CFA) method and the March 2019 Susenas data. This study concludes that the implementation of the BPNT program in 2019 is quite effective in reducing the level of income inequality in the Central Java Province of Indonesia, which is able to reduce the Gini Coefficient of Central Java Province by -1.20%. The implementation of the BPNT program was able to make the expenditure of the lower class population increase faster than the expenditure of upper and middle class population. The implementation of the BPNT program changes the map of the income inequality level of 35 districts/cities in the Central Java Province of Indonesia but does not change the map of the level of income inequality between urban and rural areas in the Central Java Province of Indonesia. In addition, the implementation of the BPNT program in the Central Java Province of Indonesia has not been able to change the category of income inequality in the Central Java Province of Indonesia, namely that it remains in the moderate category. This study recommends improvements in terms of the target recipients of BPNT, the quality of the human resources of the companions, the time for receiving assistance, the quality of rice, and the readiness of e-warong in 35 districts/cities in the Province of Central Java, Indonesia.

scholarly journals Education and Reducing Income Inequalities – The Importance of Education in Maritime Studies

Pomorstvo ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 191-204
Author(s):  
Nada Karaman Aksentijević ◽  
Zoran Ježić
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Gini Coefficient ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Maritime Education ◽  
The Gini Coefficient ◽  
Unit Reduction

Contemporary studies of economic inequality and poverty emphasise that their key causes are in the area of tax policy, labour force policy, and employment, and the causes that are being pointed out lately are education and educational attainment level of the population. The aim of the paper is to confirm the theoretically defined link between education and income inequality reduction and to point out that economic policy makers cannot solve the problem of inequality in society without a significant influence on public education, primarily through increased availability and quality of public education. In the second part of the paper, the Gini coefficient, the education index, and the coefficient of human inequality are used on the example of 130 countries to establish a correlation between education and income inequality reduction. The model shows a strong link between income inequality reduction (measured by the Gini coefficient) and increase in the educational attainment level of the population, increase in income, but also improvement of the health care system. It was found that, for each unit reduction of the coefficient of human inequality (IHDI), the Gini coefficient decreases by 9.7 points. In addition to research limitations and the proposal of future research, the conclusion proposes the opportunities and measures for increasing the educational attainment level of the population in order to reduce income inequality. Emphasis is also placed on the importance of tertiary maritime education.

scholarly journals Benefit Incidence Analysis of Uninhatitable Houses Rehabilitation Program in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amalia Fakhrun Nisa ◽  
Andryan Setyadharma
Keyword(s):  
Social Assistance ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Assistance Program ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Benefit Incidence Analysis ◽  
The Government ◽  
Progressive Policy ◽  
Incidence Analysis ◽  
Central Java Province

The Government of Indonesia has launched new social assistance program named the Uninhabitable Houses Rehabilitation Program (in Indonesian: Program Rumah Tidak Layak Huni). Uninhabitable Houses Rehabilitation program is a social assistance program that aims to restore social functioning and improve the quality of poor housing that is initially uninhabitable to be habitable. This study aims to evaluate the achievement of the Uninhabitable Houses Rehabilitation Program in Grobogan Regency, Central Java Province, Indonesia. Grobogan Regency has the highest number of uninhabitable houses compared to another regencies and cities in Central Java Province. The method used in this study is Benefit Incidence Analysis (BIA). This model shows the distribution of public expenditure made by the government into different community groups based on the level of income, so that it is expected to explain the progression of the Uninhabitable Houses Rehabilitation program given by the government to the residents of Grobogan Regency. The results of this study indicate that the Uninhabitable Houses Rehabilitation program in Grobogan Regency is a progressive policy, because the benefits received by the poor are more than 10%, i.e. 12,12%.

scholarly journals Does Migration Outflow Reduce Income Inequality in the Sending Province?

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-168
Author(s):  
Istiqomah Istiqomah ◽  
Sodik Dwi Purnomo ◽  
Gita Putri Rahmawati ◽  
Putra Galih Rahmawan
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Minimum Wage ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Central Java Province ◽  
Secondary Time ◽  
Years Of Schooling

Previous studies on the association between migration outflow and income inequality have shown mixed findings. Some find that migration outflow reduces income inequality, but others find that migration outflow increases income inequality. This study aims to analyze the effect of migration outflow on income inequality in Central Java Province with two control variables: mean years  of schooling and minimum wage. Central Java was chosen as the research location because it is the province with the highest migration outflow. This study  uses secondary, time series data for the period 2000-2018 consisting of income inequality as measured by the Gini ratio (percent), migration outflow (people), meanyears of schooling (years), and minimum wage (rupiah). Data were obtained from BPS Central Java and analyzed with multiple linear regression. The results show that migration outflow and mean years of schooling have a negative significant effect and minimum wage has a positive significant effect on income inequality. This findings imply that migration outflow and improvement of the quality of human resources through education can be solutions to reduce poverty and income inequality, while minimum wage actually increases inequality, which may be due to the large portion of population engaging in agriculture and the informal sector.

scholarly journals Quality Of Life Male Prisoners Based on Age and Education: Preliminary Studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-200
Author(s):  
Prystia Riana Putri ◽  
Megah Andriany ◽  
Artika Nurrahima
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
High School Education ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Cross Sectional Design ◽  
Male Prisoners ◽  
Central Java Province

Prisoners in the correctional area are faced with unexpected situations and conditions. Prisoners ability to solve problems will affect the level of quality of life (QOL). However, research that focused on QOL levels based on age and education is not yet available, so this research is essential. This study applied a cross-sectional design with systemic random sampling and purposive sampling techniques. QoL measurements were carried out at 120 male prisoners using WHOQOL BREF instruments that have been tested as valid and reliable. The study was conducted in one of the Prisons in Central Java Province in September 2019. Inclusion criteria were no family visits, occupation of prisons for less than 18 months, general crime, and no cognitive impairment. The results showed that male prisoners with late adulthood and high school education had higher QOL mean rates of 88.5 and 87.6. The conclusion is the level of QOL related to age and high education.

scholarly journals Optimalisasi Produk Batik Perajin Batik Plengkung Dusun Dalangan Desa Campursari Kabupaten Temanggung Jawa Tengah

Abdi Seni ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-119
Author(s):  
Sri Wuryani
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Free Time ◽  
Paddy Fields ◽  
Synthetic Dyes ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Economic Support ◽  
Central Java Province

AbstrakDesa Campursari salah satu desa di Kecamatan Bulu, Temanggung  Kabupaten Temanggung, Provinsi Jawa Tengah. Secara geografis, Desa Campursari terletak di kaki gunung Sumbing pada ketinggian 1.040 m dpl, berjarak 1 km dari ibukota Kecamatan Bulu dan 9 km dari Ibukota Kabupaten. Desa Campursari terbagi atas lahan sawah dan bukan sawah.Lahan sawah dipergunakan ladang/tegalan/huma, perkebunan rakyat dan lain-lain.Letak desa sedemikian memberikan sumber daya alam yang berlimpah.Hasil perkebunan merupakan  penunjang  ekonomi  warga,  diantaranya  perkebunan  tembakau  yang  menjadi primadona.Kesibukan warga pada masa panen tembakau, antara bulan Juli, Agustus dan September.Diluar bulan-bulan tersebut banyak waktu luang, terutama bagi ibu-ibu. Mengisi waktu luang inilah mereka ingin mengisi dengan  menambah pengetahuan tentang batik yang selama ini sudah dirintis di dusun Dalangan Desa Campursari,  Kegiatan tersebut diwadahi dalam kelompok yang diberi nama Batik Plengkung. Permasalahan kelompok batik plengkung kualitas  kain batik yang kurang baik warna tidak rata dan proses pewarnaan yang kurang praktis. Tujuan pelatihan menambah ketrampilan dan wawasan tentang batik, memberikan motivasi untuk lebih mencintai batik kepada warga desa Campursari, terutama peserta pelatihan. Hasil pelatihan diharapkan dapat meningkatkan jumlah produksi dan kualitasnya, memunculkan perajin-peraji baru sebagai pencipta lapangan pekerjaan, dan  kesejahteraan warga meningkat. Metode yang digunakan dalam kegiatan ini adalah pelatihan dan pendampingan tentang teknik mewarna dengan bahan warna sintetis. Hasil pelatihan, peserta akanbertambah pengetahuannya tentang jenis bahan pewarna sintetis dan teknik penggunaannya, karya hasil pelatihan.Kata kunci: pelatihan, batik plengkung, warna sintetis. AbstractCampursari  is  one  of  the  villages  in  Bulu  District,  Temanggung,  Central  Java  Province. Geographically, Campursari Village is located at the foot of Mountain Sumbing at an altitude of 1,040 m above sea level, located 1 km from the capital of Bulu District and 9 km from the Capital District. Campursari village is composed  into paddy fields and not paddy fields. Paddy fields are used as fields / dry fields / huma, community plantations and others. The location of such villages provides abundant natural resources. The results of plantations are economic support for residents, including  tobacco  plantations  that  are  excellent.  Residents  are  busy  at  the  time  of  the  tobacco harvest,  between  July, August  and  September.  Outside these  months  there  is  plenty of  free  time, especially for mothers. This free time they want to fill by adding knowledge about batik that had been pioneered in the Dalangan hamlet in Campursari village, the activity was accommodated in a group named Batik Plengkung. The problem with the Plengkung batik group is that the quality of batik cloth is not good, the colors are uneven and the coloring process is not practical. The aim of the training is to add skills and insights about batik, to provide motivation to love batik more to Campursari villagers, especially the trainees. The results of the training are expected to increase the amount of production and quality, bring new craftsmen as job creators, and improve the welfare of citizens. The method used in this activity is training and mentoring on coloring techniques with synthetic  color materials.  The  results  of the  training,  participants  will increase  their  knowledge about the types of synthetic dyes and their use techniques, the results of the training.Keywords: training, batik Plengkung, synthetic colors.

scholarly journals Financialization and Income Inequality in Selected European Countries, 2004–2013

e-Finanse ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 20-32
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Golebiowski ◽  
Piotr Szczepankowski ◽  
Dorota Wisniewska
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Gini Coefficient ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Value Added ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Total Employment ◽  
The Gini Coefficient ◽  
Synthetic Indicator ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The article examines the impact of financialization on income inequality between 2004 and 2013, through a panel analysis of seven European countries. Moreover, it attempts to examine differences in the perception of the phenomenon between the selected European countries belonging to the G-7 and countries from Central and Eastern Europe. The results demonstrate the existence of individual effects, which means that the level of inequality under examination is influenced predominantly by country-specific factors. The most significant correlation is noticeable between the level of unemployment and the degree of income inequality. An increase in unemployment is accompanied by a rise in the disproportions in the level of income that individual citizens have at their disposal whereas a decrease in the unemployment level contributes to an improvement of the GINI coefficient. Simultaneously, the results confirm the existence of significant correlations between the level of the GINI coefficient and such financialization indicators as the share of employment in finance in total employment and the contribution of the financial sector to total value added creation. The most prominent dependency was discovered when a constructed synthetic indicator was adopted as an indicator of financialization. At the same time, analysis of the synthetic country financialization indicator points to a conclusion that the level of financialization is higher in European countries belonging to the G-7 (especially Great Britain) than in countries from Central and Eastern Europe.

The Problem of Income Inequality

2019 ◽  
pp. 42-44
Author(s):  
Andrew Smithers
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Gini Coefficient ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
The Gini Coefficient ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Distribution Of Income

Living standards change in line with GDP per head only if the distribution of incomes is unchanged. If incomes become less equally distributed the living standards of most people will fall even if GDP per head is stable. The Gini Coefficient is the most widely used indicator designed to measure the distribution of income. UK inequality, on this measure, has risen since 1977, stabilized since 1987, and fallen in recent years. In the US there has been a long-term increase in income inequality. Unless this US trend for increased income inequality halts, it is quite likely that even if GDP per head rises in the US, the living standard of the average voter will fall. The recent data suggest that changes in income inequality pose less of a threat to living standards in the UK then they do to those in the US.

THE GINI COEFFICIENT'S APPLICATION TO GENERAL COMPLEX NETWORKS

2005 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
pp. 159-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
HAI-BO HU ◽  
LIN WANG
Keyword(s):  
Income Inequality ◽  
Complex Networks ◽  
Network Structure ◽  
Gini Coefficient ◽  
Scale Free ◽  
The Gini Coefficient ◽  
Scale Free Networks ◽  
General Complex

The Gini coefficient, which was originally used in microeconomics to describe income inequality, is introduced into the research of general complex networks as a metric on the heterogeneity of network structure. Some parameters such as degree exponent and degree-rank exponent were already defined in the case of scale-free networks also as a metric on the heterogeneity. In scale-free networks, the Gini coefficient is proved to be equivalent to the parameters mentioned above, and moreover, a classification of infinite scale-free networks is given according to the value of the Gini coefficient.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Rice for the Prosperous Population Program and Non-Cash Food Assistance (Case Study in Sikayu Village, Buayan Sub-district, Kebumen District)

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Rezqyana Ayu Pertiwi ◽  
Raden Rara Aulia Qonita ◽  
Joko Sutrisno
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Food Assistance ◽  
Food Aid ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Program Policy ◽  
Effectiveness Measurement ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Population Program ◽  
Central Java Province

Food aid program policy is made to overcome poverty problem in Indonesia. This policy always changes year by year to improve the effectiveness of the program. This research aims to determine the effectiveness of Rice for the Prosperous Population Program <em>(Bansos Rastra) </em>and Non-Cash Food Assistance <em>(BPNT) </em>in Sikayu Village, Buayan Sub-district, Kebumen District, Central Java Province with 6T indicators or 6 indicators of accuracy, including accurate on target, accurate on price, accurate on amount, accurate on time, accurate on quality and accurate on administration. The basic method of this research is descriptive method. The location of this research is determined intentionally. Sampling is done by purposive sampling technique. The analysis was carried out using the results criteria approach. The effectiveness of <em>Bansos Rastra</em> program is based on <em>Bansos Rastra </em>General Guidelines 2018, while the effectiveness measurement of <em>BPNT </em>program is based on <em>BPNT</em> General Guidelines 2018. The effectiveness of <em>Bansos Rastra</em> program, which is based on the achievement of the objectives according to <em>Bansos Rastra</em> General Guidelines 2018, is said to be ineffective as there is one out of the four points of purpose which is not achieved, namely the point of aid distribution conducted every month. The effectiveness of <em>BPNT </em>program in Sikayu Village based on the 6T indicator reaches 100% since all indicators have been fulfilled. The effectiveness of <em>BPNT</em> program based on the goals achivement is in accordance with <em>BPNT</em> General Guidelines 2018 which is said to be effective as all objectives have been achieved.

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