Do Institutions Cause Growth? Evidence from Asian Countries

A well-maintained political stability and economic freedom can encourage economic growth through investment, human capital, and technological developments. Adverse phenomena such as the Asia Rohingya conflict and uprisings in the Middle East conflict create an unstable political and economic environment, requiring institutions to develop an ideal environment for investors. This paper aims to identify the effect of political and economic institutions on economic growth. This paper uses panel data from developing Asian countries in 2009-2018 using the system GMM model. The results indicate that economic institutions have a positive and significant effect on economic growth. However, political institutions have no significant effect on economic growth. These results indicate that economic institutions have an essential role in maintaining and controlling the activities of emerging markets in Asia. Good institutions have to be in place to prevent fraud in market activities. In addition, economic freedom is one of the critical factors in attracting investment into the country to have a spillover effect on technological development

DAMPAK PENERIMAAN DAN PENGELUARAN PEMERINTAH DAERAH TERHADAP PENDAPATAN PERKAPITA ANTAR KABUPATEN JAWA BARAT

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis dampak penerimaan dan pengeluaran pemerintah daerah terhadap peningkatan pendapatan perkapita. Ruang lingkup penelitian yaitu seluruh Kabupaten di Jawa Barat dengan periode penelitian 2017-2020. Metode penelitian yaitu metode fixed effect panel data (Generalized Least Square) sebagai dasar perhitungan analisis variabel bebas terhadap variabel tidak bebas. Pendapatan perkapita merupakan variabel tidak bebas dalam penelitian ini, sedangkan variabel dana desa, pendapatan asli daerah, pengeluaran pemerintah dan jumlah penduduk sebagai variabel bebas. Hasil penelitian menjelaskan variabel dana desa, pendapatan asli daerah dan pengeluaran pemerintah mempengaruhi positif dan signifikan terhadap pendapatan perkapita. Sedangkan jumlah penduduk sebagai variabel kontrol berpengaruh negative terhadap pendapatan perkapita

Analysis of the Determinants of Diabetes Mellitus in Indonesia: A Case Study of the 2014 Indonesian Family Life Survey

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease of excessive blood sugar levels. Data from the Indonesian Ministry of Health shows that several DM survivors have had DM for over 15 years reached 19.98 million or 10.9% of the Indonesian population in 2019 with population data according to the Central Bureau of Statistics Republic of Indonesia. This research aimed to determine factors affecting DM in Indonesia. Method: This was a study with a cross-sectional design. The data used in this study came from the fifth wave of the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS). A total of 34,257 individuals aged 14 or over as samples. The dependent variable was diabetes mellitus, while independent variables were obesity, hypertension, quality of sleep, and socio-economic factors. The data measurement was performed by logistic regression.  Results: The research found that obesity, hypertension, and poor sleep quality will increase the risk of DM and also the risk will increase due to socio-economic factors like age, education, household income, urban, and marital status. Conclusion: This study found that the driving force for DM in Indonesia is obesity, hypertension, and sleep quality