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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.no11.541

Migration and Economic Inequality in Indonesia: Longitudinal Data Analysis  

YULIADI, Imamudin (Business and Economic Faculty, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta)
RAHARJA, Sigit Satria (Business and Economic Faculty, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta)
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.7, no.11, 2020 , pp. 541-548 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aimed to explain the factors that influenced an individual's decision to migrate. The method of analysis in this study was the estimation of the probit regression model with data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS-5), which covered 30,000 individuals from 13 provinces in Indonesia. Data from IFLS-5 were longitudinal data, meaning that the study was looking for data consistently to get reliable data from respondents. The research variables to determine the individual's decision to migrate were education level, income level, employment status, marital status, land ownership status, health quality, gender, residence status, and poverty status. Individual decision to migrate as a dependent variable was placed as a dummy variable. The results showed that the level of education, income level, employment status, marital status, land ownership status, health quality, and poverty status significantly influenced an individual's decision to migrate. Meanwhile, gender and residence status did not significantly affect an individual's decision to migrate. This research recommends that it is necessary to pursue a policy of economic equality between regions because economic factors are the main trigger for an individual's decision to migrate. Policies to overcome economic disparities among regions will reduce the individual's decision to migrate.
Keywords
Migration; Economic Inequality; Individual Decisions;
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