Infrastructure, Gross Regional Domestic Product, and Convergence of Human Development Index

Due to a disparity in Human Development Index (HDI) among regencies and cities in Special Region of Yogyakarta, this study aimed to examine whether HDI convergence occurred in this province. The data were sourced from the Statistics of Special Region of Yogyakarta, including HDI, infrastructure, and...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4950f9ecbe49430180eccb1061c1eda72021-11-05T03:54:11ZInfrastructure, Gross Regional Domestic Product, and Convergence of Human Development Index1411-99002541-550610.18196/jesp.v22i2.7619https://doaj.org/article/4950f9ecbe49430180eccb1061c1eda72021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journal.umy.ac.id/index.php/esp/article/view/7619https://doaj.org/toc/1411-9900https://doaj.org/toc/2541-5506Due to a disparity in Human Development Index (HDI) among regencies and cities in Special Region of Yogyakarta, this study aimed to examine whether HDI convergence occurred in this province. The data were sourced from the Statistics of Special Region of Yogyakarta, including HDI, infrastructure, and gross regional domestic product in four regencies and one city from 2001 to 2019. The infrastructure consists of installed electricity, education, and health facilities. The results showed an absence of HDI convergence between regions in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Furthermore, HDI growth in the impoverished region was slower than in leading ones, resulting in a gap. The infrastructure gap made the impoverished region unable to catch up with leading ones, causing an HDI divergence. In contrast, Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) has no impact on HDI. Therefore, the government needs to improve infrastructure in disadvantaged areas to increase HDI.Joko SusantoUniversitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakartaarticlehuman development indexconvergenceinfrastructureEconomic theory. DemographyHB1-3840ENJurnal Ekonomi & Studi Pembangunan, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 244-255 (2021)
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topic human development index
convergence
infrastructure
Economic theory. Demography
HB1-3840
spellingShingle human development index
convergence
infrastructure
Economic theory. Demography
HB1-3840
Joko Susanto
Infrastructure, Gross Regional Domestic Product, and Convergence of Human Development Index
description Due to a disparity in Human Development Index (HDI) among regencies and cities in Special Region of Yogyakarta, this study aimed to examine whether HDI convergence occurred in this province. The data were sourced from the Statistics of Special Region of Yogyakarta, including HDI, infrastructure, and gross regional domestic product in four regencies and one city from 2001 to 2019. The infrastructure consists of installed electricity, education, and health facilities. The results showed an absence of HDI convergence between regions in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Furthermore, HDI growth in the impoverished region was slower than in leading ones, resulting in a gap. The infrastructure gap made the impoverished region unable to catch up with leading ones, causing an HDI divergence. In contrast, Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) has no impact on HDI. Therefore, the government needs to improve infrastructure in disadvantaged areas to increase HDI.
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author Joko Susanto
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title Infrastructure, Gross Regional Domestic Product, and Convergence of Human Development Index
title_short Infrastructure, Gross Regional Domestic Product, and Convergence of Human Development Index
title_full Infrastructure, Gross Regional Domestic Product, and Convergence of Human Development Index
title_fullStr Infrastructure, Gross Regional Domestic Product, and Convergence of Human Development Index
title_full_unstemmed Infrastructure, Gross Regional Domestic Product, and Convergence of Human Development Index
title_sort infrastructure, gross regional domestic product, and convergence of human development index
publisher Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
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