The Influence of Government Spending in Education, Health, and Economics on Indicators for Calculation of Human Development Index in Bangka Belitung Islands Province

Abstract :

A country can be said to be successful in carrying out human development if its people enjoy the results of development. One of the indicators used to measure the extent to which development has affected results in a country is using the Human Development Index. In the Human Development Index there are three dimensions that are used as standardization of a decent life including the dimensions of education, health, and a decent standard of living or spending. To increase the Human Development Index based on the dimensions of education, health, and a decent standard of living, government spending is needed from the education, health and economic sectors. This study aims to analyze and determine the effect of government spending on education, health, and the economy on the indicators for calculating the Human Development Index in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province. This research uses a quantitative approach with secondary data. The analysis technique used is panel data regression with lag distribution. The results showed that there was a positive and significant effect between government spending on education in the same year and the previous year on the average length of schooling and there was a negative and significant effect between government spending on education in the same year and the previous year on the expected length of schooling. positive and significant effect between government spending on health in the same year and the previous year on life expectancy, and there is a negative and significant effect between government spending on the economy on per capita spending in the same year and in the previous year government spending on the economy is not effect on per capita spending.