Analisis Pengaruh Investasi, Tenaga Kerja, dan Infrastruktur Terhadap Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Provinsi Jawa Barat

Abstract

Economic growth is one indicator of development success in an area. This study is to analyze the effect of investment, work labour, and infrastructure to economic growth in West Java during the period 1990-2011. This study using time series data of 1990-2011 and it’s utilizes regression analysis of Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and supporting software from Eviews 6 and Minitab. The results of this study indicate that the independent variables FDI, domestic investment, and work labour has a positive and significant relationship to economic growth. It is also found that road length has a negative and significant relationship to economic growth, while government expenditure has not significant effect. Increased of local revenues by goverment should be done with create a conducive invesment climate so that the realization of infrastructure improvements can be accomplished, expanding employment opportunities, and boost government spending to improve the economy of West Java Province