Analisis Pengaruh Komponen Indeks Pembangunan Manusia terhadap Penyerapan Tenaga Kerja dan Pertumbuhan Ekonomi di Provinsi Bali

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to analyze (1) the effect of life expectancy, length of schooling, and average per capita expenditure on employment in the Province of Bali; (2) the effect of life expectancy, expected length of schooling, average expenditure per capita, and employment on economic growth in Bali Province; and (3) the role of economic growth in mediating the influence of life expectancy, length of schooling, and average per capita spending on economic growth in the Province of Bali.
 Research methods: This research is in the form of associative research with causality type and uses secondary data from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) of Bali Province by combining time series data from 2013-2022 and cross section data from 9 regencies/cities throughout Bali. This study uses data processing tools, namely Microsoft Excel and SmartPLS.
 Results and discussion: The results of the study show (1) life expectancy has a negative and insignificant effect on employment absorption, while the expected length of schooling and average per capita expenditure have a positive but not significant effect on employment absorption; (2) life expectancy has a negative and insignificant effect on economic growth, then expected length of schooling and average per capita expenditure have a positive and significant effect on economic growth, while employment has a positive and insignificant effect on economic growth; and (3) employment does not mediate the effect of HDI components on economic growth.
 Implication: HDI components such as health, education and a decent standard of living should receive special attention in order to form quality human resources or human capital so that they are expected to contribute to employment and sustainable economic growth.