Remittances and income inequality in the Philippines

Impact of Economic Growth Per Capita and Foreign Direct Investment on Income Inequality in Indonesia

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20187310013 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 73 ◽

pp. 10013

Author(s):

Suryahani Irma ◽

Susilowati Indah ◽

S. B. M. Nugroho

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Foreign Direct Investment ◽

Income Inequality ◽

Linear Regression ◽

Direct Investment ◽

Positive Influence ◽

The Philippines ◽

Per Capita ◽

Better Than

Income inequality is an important issue in Indonesia. Currently the income inequality in Indonesia is worse than in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, although it is better than the Philippines and China. This study aimed to analyze the influence of economic growth per capita and foreign direct investment on income inequality in Indonesia.The study period was from 2007 to 2016. This study used a multiple linear regression. The results showed that economic growth per capita and foreign direct investmenthad positive influence onincome inequality. Therefore, the role of economic growth per capita and foreign direct investment will remain high in the future.

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FINANCE AND INEQUALITY IN EIGHT ASIAN COUNTRIES: DOES SIZE MATTER?

Buletin Ekonomi Moneter dan Perbankan ◽

10.21098/bemp.v21i1.930 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 33-56

Author(s):

Mansor Ibrahim

Keyword(s):

Income Inequality ◽

Income Distribution ◽

Alternative Model ◽

Financial Sector ◽

The Philippines ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

Asian Countries ◽

Equal Income ◽

Size Threshold ◽

Size Matter

The present paper seeks to assess the implications of increasing financial sector size on income inequality in eight Asian countries - Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and South Korea. Adopting a panel data approach, it document a non-linear relation between income inequality and financial sector size in these countries. More precisely, the increasing financial sector size is favourable to equal income distribution only up until a size threshold, beyond which further expansion of the financial sector can worsen income distribution. The analysis further highlights the income-equalizing effect of economic growth and infrastructure development and the income un-equalizing effect of trade and government expenditures. These results are robust to alternative model specifications and to exclusion of a country at a time from the sample.

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