Impact National Strategic Program Transportation Sector On Export Performance In Indonesia

Abstract

The study aims to identify the impact of transport infrastructure development policies on Indonesian export performance. The case on this study is the National Strategic Program (PSN) of the transport sector, which has begun to implemented in stages over time and between different locations since 2017. The study also compares the impact of policy between regions on Java Island and regions outside Java Island. By using the Callaway and Sant'Anna Difference-in-differences (CSDID) method, the study analysed the impact of policy interventions on the PSN province (province in which there is a PSN transport sector) compared to the Non PSN Province (Province in which there is no PSN Transport sector). The results of the study found that after the intervention of policy and the availability of international ports, the Province of PSN has a 33,9% higher export performance than the Non-PSN Province. The research also found that policy interventions had a significant impact partially in the region outside of Java. The research also found that policy interventions only partially had a significant impact in the region outside of Java, because the existence of policy intervention and the availability of international ports, the PSN Province outside Java Island had an export performance of 59,5% higher than the Non-PSN Province