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CHARACTERISTICS OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: AN INTERREGIONAL MIGRATION IN INDONESIA.
- Source :
- Economic Studies; 2024, Vol. 33 Issue 3, p98-111, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Migration bears a significant relationship with the dynamics of economic growth in developing countries. This study aims to investigate whether the allocation of internal migrant workers to specific regional units, as conducted in this research within East Java Province, Indonesia, yields the anticipated effects. The Heckman two-step estimation method was used in analyzing the impact of migrant workers on economic growth in developing countries. The results of this study indicate that the determinants of migrant workers in East Java are significantly influenced by age, gender, level of education, marital status, presence of family members under the age of 5, description of the category of origin, Gross Regional Domestic Product Based on Current Prices (PDRB ADHK), region of origin, and the number of poor people. The results of the analysis of the significant impact of migrant workers on the economic sector (PDRB ADHK in destination areas) on migrant workers in East Java are migrant workers of productive age, male migrant workers, migrant workers with bachelor/diploma's degree, migrant workers who come from areas with the widest type of floor is in the form of non-timber/soil housing, and migrant workers originating from small-town areas contribute the most to the PDRB of the destination region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02053292
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Economic Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 176419394