Model Test of Factors Affecting Poverty in West Nusa Tenggara Province in 2017-2021

Abstract

The poverty rate in West Nusa Tenggara Province for the 2017-2021 period is still quite high, which is above 10 percent. Thus, an analysis is needed to determine the factors that affect poverty in order to overcome poverty. The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the effect of education, health, and unemployment partially and simultaneously on poverty in West Nusa Tenggara Province in 2017-2021. This study used quantitative approach and associative method. The data used is secondary data collected using documentation methods. Data analysis was carried out using panel data regression Random Effect Model (REM) approach using Eviews 9 software. The results of this study show that education partially has a negative and insignificant effect on poverty, health has a negative and significant effect on poverty, and unemployment has a positive and insignificant effect on poverty. poverty. Simultaneously education, health, and unemployment have a significant effect on poverty. The implication of this study is to produce new findings on the effect of education, health, and unemployment on poverty and as a consideration for the government to carry out policies in an effort to reduce the poverty rate.