Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) menganalisis pengaruh pertumbuhan ekonomi terhadap indeks kebahagiaan, (2) menganalisis pengaruh kesenjangan pendapatan terhadap indeks kebahagiaan, (3) menganalisis pengaruh indeks pembangunan manusia (IPM) terhadap kebahagiaan. indeks di 33 provinsi tahun 2014 dan 34 provinsi pada tahun 2017 kemudian membandingkan hasil analisis pada kedua tahun tersebut. Penelitian ini menggunakan data sekunder; indeks kebahagiaan, pertumbuhan ekonomi, kesenjangan pendapatan, dan IPM yang bersumber dari Badan Pusat Statistik. Alat analisis yang digunakan adalah Ordinary Least Squares (OLS). Berdasarkan hasil analisis, pertumbuhan ekonomi tahun 2017, kesenjangan pendapatan tahun 2014 dan 2017 tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap indeks kebahagiaan. Sedangkan pertumbuhan ekonomi tahun 2014 dan IPM tahun 2014 dan 2017 berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap indeks kebahagiaan.

This paper examines the determinants of regional economic growth in Indonesia, and test for convergence PDRB per capita 26 province the period 1993 to 2003, using GLS method (General Least Square) for process polling data. Factor that affect the regional economic growth are initial level of PDRB riil per capita(X1), health(X2), education(X3), density(X3), and economic indicator: foreign direct investments (X4), rate openness economic province (X5), and inflation rate (X6).The results found regional economic growth for periods 1993-2003 are influenced by density(X3), rate openness economic province (X5), and inflation rate (X6). However health(X2), and  education(X3) not affect to regional economic growth.We find also evidence of absolute convergence and conditional convergence, however sigma ( ) convergence fluktuatif  for periods 1993-2003.Keywords : regional economic growth, convergence, and panel data

The background of this research is the preparation of the Independent Learning Curriculum for the Independent Campus (MBKM) of the Development Economics Study Program. One of the mandates of the curriculum is the flexibility of the student learning process to get an off-campus learning experience for one semester (6 months), including through village building activities/thematic Real Work Lectures (KKN thematic), which are equated with the achievement of 21 credits. The purpose of this research is the availability of a thematic Village Development Activity Implementation Guide/KKN as a complement to the curriculum that has been prepared. This guide provides directions and detailed instructions for managers of study programs and their staff, students of the development economics study program (S1) who choose to learn through village building activities/thematic KKN. The problem of this research is: what are the village economic activities that can be used as objects of activities to build the thematic village / KKN. The method used to answer these problems is (1) Survey at the location of Wirokerten Village (2) Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with stakeholders (village officials, villagers, and lecturers of the Department of Economics). The results showed that village programs related to village economic development programs were sub-programs related to the field of small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and the fields of trade and industry, which was the choice for student development study programs in the implementation of the MBKM program to build Thematic Village / KKN

The purpose of this study is to analyze determinant of foreign investment in Indonesia for the period of 1990 to 2014, before and after the implementation of regional autonomy. The analysis method is using a panel data regression throughout Indonesia with provincial analysis unit, Entrophy Theil Index and GIS analysis, which is divided into two intervals ie, before the 1990-2000 regional autonomy, and after the 2001-2014 regional autonomy. Factor that affect the determinant of foreign investment in Indonesia are Market Size indicators (GDP of province and population of province), Resources indicators (labor force and human capital) and Competitiveness indicators (installed electric power, long road, wages, and level of economic openness). The analysis result using GLS fixed-effect method showed that only two significant indicator of the determinant of foreign investment which are Resources and Competitiveness indicator. The results of the analysis before and after the regional autonomy shows that the pattern of spread of foreign investment between the provinces in Indonesia tends to be spread with the dispersal patterns shaped "U" upside down. This reflects that the spatial distribution pattern of foreign investment uneven. These findings provide the conclusion that decentralization has not had a positive impact on the development of foreign investment in Indonesia.

The economic growth of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta or DIY) surrounding areas is naturally originated from agglomeration which was driven by the spatial concentration of economic activities including the aspects of space, community level, city scale, and region. This study aims to determine the development and linkages between production agglomeration and population agglomeration to the economic growth that occurs in DIY. The approach used is the estimation method of fixed effect panel data regression using DIY city/regency administration data in 2005-2016.The results showed that population agglomeration had a significant and positive effect on economic growth, while production agglomeration had no effect on economic growth in model I. Whereas in model II, it is known that production and population agglomeration affected economic growth, labor force negatively affected growth, and unemployment positively and significantly affected economic growth. On the other hand, the poverty level and HDI variables have a negative effect on economic growth. Cities/regencies that have a positive fixed cross effect on economic growth are Sleman, Gunungkidul, and Kulonprogo Regency, while Yogya City and Bantul Regency show a negative sign.