scholarly journals Does Industrial Air Pollution Increase Health Care Expenditure? Evidence From China

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Sheng Shen ◽  
Qun Wang ◽  
Han-Pu Shen

This paper discusses the impact of air pollution on medical expenditure in eastern, central, and western China by applying the fixed-effect model, random-effect model, and panel threshold regression model. According to theoretical and empirical analyses, there are different relationships between the two indexes in different regions of China. For eastern and central regions, it is obvious that the more serious the air pollution is, the more medical expenses there are. However, there is a non-linear single threshold effect between air pollution and health care expenditure in the western region. When air pollution is lower than this value, there is a negative correlation between them. Conversely, the health care expenditure increases with the aggravation of air pollution, but the added value is not enough to make up for the health problems caused by air pollution. The empirical results are basically consistent with the theoretical analysis, which can provide enlightenment for the government to consider the role of air pollution in medical expenditure. Policymakers should arrange the medical budget reasonably, according to its situation, to make up for the loss caused by air pollution.

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-211
Author(s):  
Fiky Nila Mustika ◽  
Eni Setyowati ◽  
Azhar Alam

This study investigated the impact of ZIS (Zakat, Infaq, and Sadaqah) Gross Regional Domestic Products, Regional Minimum Wages, and Inflation on Poverty Levels in Indonesia during the 2012-2016 period. .This paper used secondary data in the panel data form. This research conducted a quantitative approach using panel data regression. Based on the results of the panel data testing, the best model chosen is the Random Effect Model (REM). Variables of gross regional domestic products and regional minimum wages have a significant effect on poverty levels in Indonesia while the variables of zakat, infaq, and shadaqah (ZIS) and inflation do not influence the level of poverty in Indonesia.


2021 ◽  
Vol 275 ◽  
pp. 01004
Author(s):  
Liu Ran

In this paper, using the panel data of the National Bureau of Statistics database from 2010 to 2019, and using the random effect model, we studied the impact of agricultural infrastructure investment on economic growth. The empirical results show that the investment in agricultural infrastructure can significantly improve the national economy, among which the investment in new infrastructure promotes the economic growth to a certain extent. After comparing the eastern, central and western regions, it is found that the investment in agricultural infrastructure in the western region contributes more to the economic growth, and the statistical results are more significant. Based on the analysis of the role of agricultural infrastructure investment in promoting economic growth, this paper will further discuss the relevant suggestions of the “two new and one heavy” policy in the agricultural field, and promote the adjustment of agricultural industrial structure with the improvement of agricultural infrastructure, and promote the formation of a new development pattern of “double circulation”.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-41
Author(s):  
Yetty Yetty ◽  
Abdurrahman Senuk ◽  
Chairullah Amin

The local development approach based on islands is different with the developing of land area. The natural limitations possessed by the islands region that constrained by some characteristics such as isolation, smallness, boundless, and fragmentation. The study analyzes the impact of port connectivity to the local economic development by taking the case in the island province (North Maluku) in east Indonesia. The analysis method using the panel data model of 9 residences in period 2010-2016 in which the indicators that used are GDP, roadway, port throughput, economic density, and also container port, sea-tollway as the dummy variables. According to the common effect, model shows that all independent variables have a significant influence on the GDP except roadway. While based on Hausman test suggest that random effect model is more appropriated than FEM of which the result shows that container port and sea-tollway have not a significant impact on the GDP. These results implied that the policy of port connectivity within sea-tollway is not effective to improve the local economic development in particular in the islands based on region.


2020 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 1775-1782
Author(s):  
Nanyang Liu ◽  
Jiahui Sun ◽  
Xiyuan Wang ◽  
Ming Zhao ◽  
Qianqian Huang ◽  
...  

Background: The emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has brought large challenges to dementia patients. We reviewed the existing literature on COVID-19 to assess the incidence and mortality of dementia comorbidities in COVID-19 patients. Objective: To investigate the impact of pre-existing dementia comorbidities on COVID-19. Methods: We searched the PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases for patients with preexisting dementia who were diagnosed with COVID-19. The statistical data on the prevalence and mortality of dementia comorbidities were examined. A fixed-or random-effect model was used to calculate the overall pooled risk estimates. Forest plots were generated to show the summarized results. Results: A total of 265 articles were retrieved from the three databases. After removing duplicates and performing two screenings, 10 articles were selected for meta-analysis, including 119,218 participants. Overall, the meta-analysis of the 10 studies showed that the incidence of dementia in COVID-19 patients was (R: 9%, [95% CI: 6% to 13%]). Moreover, the meta-analysis of 9 studies showed that the mortality rate of individuals with dementia after being infected with COVID-19 was higher than that of individuals with no dementia (OR: 5.17 [95% CI: 2.31 to 11.59]). Substantial heterogeneity was observed in this meta-analysis. Significant publication bias was also found. Conclusion: Emerging literature shows that dementia comorbidities are a high risk factor for the prevalence and mortality of COVID-19. Our results should have an impact on preventive interventions and encourage more targeted approaches to prioritize older people with specific risk factors, such as dementia.


Media Trend ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-200
Author(s):  
Mochamad Thoriq Akbar ◽  
Estro Dariatno Sihaloho

Indonesia is the largest archipelago country with over than 260 million population. Yet, its archipelagic state makes it hard for the Indonesian government to distribute its income equally, causing severe poverty in certain regions. To overcome this problem, the role of construction industry is very crucial. Many papers say construction industry plays an important role to achieve socio-economic development goals in providing shelter, physical infrastructure, employment, and higher economic growth. Knowing the importance of construction sector, especially in physical infrastructure, President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, focuses on accelerating infrastructure development. To equally distribute the development between rural and urban areas and shorten the level of inequality, in 2015 Indonesian government made a program in a form of fiscal transfers called Village Fund program. The objective of this paper is to measure the impact of Village Fund program in developing physical infrastructure across provinces in Indonesia. This paper used panel data with Random Effect Model to analyze the marginal effect of Village Fund in construction sector. The finished construction value is used as the dependent variable. As the independent variable, this paper uses the amount of Village Fund given and Gross Domestic Regional Product (GRDP) as the control variable in 33 provinces that participated in Village Fund program during 2015 and 2016. Setting with α = 0.01, the result shows that Village Fund program has a marginal positive effect to finished construction value. Every one percentage point change in Village Fund increases the amount of construction value finished by 0.033%. For the other variable, every 1% increase in GRDP also increase the construction value by 0.41%. We hope this paper could be useful to evaluate the implementation of Village Fund and as a base for making similar policies in the future. Keywords: Village Fund, Construction Value, Infrastructure, GRDP, Random Effect Model 


Author(s):  
Puji Wibowo ◽  
Yoopi Abimanyu ◽  
Heri Syafardi ◽  
Muhadi Prabowo ◽  
Iin Indrawati

Various studies evaluate the impact of budget on government revenue at sub national levels. There are few empirical findings that show how central government budget may influence federal revenue collected by ministries. This study aims to investigate the budget impact of non tax revenue across Indonesian line ministries/agencies in the 2012-2017 period prior to the implementation of Act 9 Year 2018 concerning Non Tax Revenue. By using purposive sampling method, we found there were 24 government institutions observed in this study. We conducted granger causality and panel data analysis by adopting random effect model to examine the effect of goods and services expenditure, capital expenditure, and employee expenditure on non-tax revenue. It is concluded that only government spending on goods and services significantly affects on non-tax revenue performance, while the two other variables have no impacts. Abstrak Sejumlah riset telah dilakukan untuk menguji pengaruh anggaran belanja terhadap pendapatan pemerintah pada level pemerintahan daerah. Sampai saat masih sedikit bukti yang mengungkapkan adanya pengaruh alokasi anggaran belanja pemerintah pusat terhadap pendapatan yang diperoleh Kementerian Negara/Lembaga (K/L). Riset ini bertujuan untuk mengungkapkan pengaruh alokasi anggaran terhadap realisasi Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak (PNBP) pada K/L selama periode 2012-2017, sebelum pemberlakuan UU Nomor 9 Tahun 2018 tentang Penerimaan Negara Bukan Pajak. Metode pengambilan sampel yang digunakan adalah purposive sampling, diperoleh 24 instansi pemerintah sebagai objek penelitian. Dengan menggunakan analisis granger dan panel data dengan pendekatan random effect model, penelitian ini menguji pengaruh belanja barang, belanja modal, dan belanja pegawai terhadap kinerja PNBP. Hasil studi ini menyimpulkan bahwa belanja barang berpengaruh signifikan terhadap capaian realisasi PNBP pada K/L, sementara kedua variabel belanja yang lain tidak berdampak signifikan  


2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayu Sinta Saputri ◽  
Septika Tri Ardiyanti

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dampak pembentukan Atase Perdagangan (Atdag) dan Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) terhadap kinerja ekspor non migas Indonesia. Metode yang digunakan adalah random effect model fungsi permintaan dengan menggunakan nilai ekspor non migas Indonesia dan pangsa ekspor non migas Indonesia di negara mitra dagang sebagai indikator-indikator yang menggambarkan kinerja ekspor Indonesia. Kajian ini menunjukkan bahwa keberadaan Atdag dan ITPC memberikan pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap peningkatan ekspor Indonesia. Nilai ekspor dan pangsa ekspor non migas Indonesia di negara mitra dagang dimana terdapat Atdag dan ITPC lebih tinggi jika dibandingkan dengan negara mitra yang belum terdapat Atdag dan ITPC. Di samping itu, besaran anggaran yang diterima oleh para perwakilan perdagangan juga memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja ekspor Indonesia. Dengan demikian, penguatan dan pengembangan Atdag dan ITPC penting untuk dilakukan dalam rangka peningkatan ekspor Indonesia baik melalui peningkatan besaran anggaran dan atau penambahan jumlah perwakilan perdagangan Indonesia di luar negeri. This study analyzes the impact of establishing The Indonesia’s Trade Attaché (Atdag) and The Indonesia's Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) on Indonesia’s non-oil exports performance. The method used in this study is random effect model of demand functions using  non-oil and gas export value, and  non-oil and gas export share of Indonesia in trading partner countries as the indicators of Indonesia’s export performance. The results indicate that the presence of Atdag and ITPC  gave a positive and significant effect to improve exports. The value of Indonesia’s non-oil and gas exports, and the share of Indonesia’s non-oil exports with some partner countries of Atdag and ITPC are higher compared to countries without Atdag and ITPC. Moreover, the amount of budget received by the trade representative also has a positive and significant effect on the export performance.Therefore, the government should strengthen and develop Atdag and ITPC in order to boost export by increasing the budget and the number of trade representatives abroad.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 887
Author(s):  
Sonia Pratiwi ◽  
Mike Triani

This study aims to find out and analyze: (1) The impact road infrastructure on FDI in Sumatera Island. (2) The impact of electricity infrastructure on FDI in Sumatera Island. (3)The impact of telecommunication infrastructure on FDI in Sumatera Island (4) The impact of wage on foreign direct investment in Sumatera Island. (5) The impact of road infrastructure, electricity infrastructure, telecommunication infrastructure  and wage on FDI in Sumatera Island. This study used a panel regression analysis with model selected is the Random Effect Model (REM). The results of this study indicate that (1) Road Infrastructure has no impact on FDI in Sumatera Island. (2) Electricity infrastructure has an impact on FDI in Sumatera Island. (3) Telecommunication infrastructure has an impact on foreign investment in Sumatera Island. (4) Wage has no impact on FDI in Sumatera Island, while (5) Together road infrastructure, electricity infrastructure, telecommunication infrastructure and wage has an impact on FDI in Sumatera Island.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  

By obtaining the panel data of 16prefecture-level cities in Shandong Province from 2005 to 2018 for 14 years, this paper selects Shandong highway mileage as the core explanatory variable, GDP as the explained variable, urbanization rate, passenger volume, freight volume, government participation and fixed capital investment level as other explanatory variables, and adds economic lag effect on this basis. The fixed effect model or random effect model is tested according to the modified Hausman test. In order to make the results more accurate and reliable, the data are tested and corrected by inter-group heteroscedasticity, intra-group autocorrelation, cross-sectional correlation and multiple collinearity, and the spatial effect of Shandong economy is tested by Moran index. In-depth verification of the impact of highway construction on the economy of Shandong Province. The results show that the random effect model has passed the Hausman test. The revised model shows that highway construction has a positive effect on the overall economy of Shandong Province, and other explanatory variables also have varying degrees of pulling effect on the economy, but the spatial effect of economy is not significant, which provides a reference basis and example verification for highway construction in the future. To better promote the close ties between the regions of Shandong Province and make contributions to economic development.


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Nur Rianto Al Arif

The Islamic business unit spinoff has taken two forms such as pure spinoff and spinoff withacquisition, convert, and merger. The objective of this research is to analyze the impact ofspinoff type to financing in spinoffs banks. The analysis technique that used in this paper ispanel regression with random effect model. The result shows that the spinoff type didn’t havean influence to financing in spinoffs banks. The implication of this result is the spinoffs typedecision depend on business consideration that the most useful and practice.


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