Title: The employment dimensions as the spatial determinants of poverty in less developed areas in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Authors: M.E. Perseveranda; M. Pudjihardjo; Iswan Noor; Wildan Syafitri

Addresses: Faculty of Economics and Business, Widya Mandira Catholic University, Jalan Jend. Achmad Yani No.50-52, Merdeka, Kupang City 85211, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia ' Faculty of Economics and Business, Brawijaya University, Jl. MT. Haryono No.165, Ketawanggede, Kec. Lowokwaru, Malang City 65300, East Java, Indonesia ' Faculty of Economics and Business, Brawijaya University, Jl. MT. Haryono No.165, Ketawanggede, Kec. Lowokwaru, Malang City 65300, East Java, Indonesia ' Faculty of Economics and Business, Brawijaya University, Jl. MT. Haryono No.165, Ketawanggede, Kec. Lowokwaru, Malang City 65300, East Java, Indonesia

Abstract: This study seeks to investigate the impacts of employment issues on poverty from the spatial dimension. This study uses data from the Integrated Data on the Poverty Reduction Program (Data Terpadu Program Penanganan Fakir Miskin) that covers 306 sub-districts (kecamatan) in East Nusa Tenggara Province. This study demonstrates that female head of household, dependency ratio, unemployment, child labour, elderly workers, agricultural workers, non-agricultural workers, and scavenging sector workers have different impacts on sub-district-specific poverty. The results inform policymakers to emphasise the spatial heterogeneity aspect in reducing the poverty rate in less developed areas from the labour perspective.

Keywords: child labour; East Nusa Tenggara; poverty; spatial heterogeneity; workers.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEPEE.2024.140190

International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies, 2024 Vol.20 No.1, pp.38 - 56

Received: 14 Jul 2021
Accepted: 22 Jan 2022
Published online: 29 Jul 2024 *

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