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WEEK 3
Areas of economic development
• Poverty and Inequality: Addressing issues related to poverty alleviation, income distribution, and
reducing wealth disparities within a society.
• Industrial Policies: Designing policies to promote industrialization, fostering economic
diversification and competitiveness.
• Infrastructure Development: Including transportation, energy, and communication networks, to
support economic activities and improve connectivity.
• Human Capital Development: Enhancing education, healthcare, and workforce skills to improve
productivity, increase employability, and foster sustainable economic growth.
• Rural and Urban Development: Addressing the specific challenges faced by rural and urban
areas to promote balanced regional development.
• Social Development: Addressing social issues, such as healthcare, education, housing, and social
safety nets, to improve human development indicators and overall welfare.
• Regional Integration: Promoting regional economic integration through trade blocs and
cooperation to enhance market access and economic opportunities.
• Technology and Digital Economy: Harnessing technological advancements and digitalization to
drive economic growth and improve efficiency in various sectors.
Poverty
What is poverty?
Poverty
What is poverty?
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) is an international price index that measures the amount of money
needed to purchase a set of goods in real terms relative to a comparison country, often using a
comparison with the United States (Deaton & Aten, 2017)
Contoh:
The price of one banana in the United States is US$1, while the price of a similar banana in
Indonesia is Rp 500. So, the purchasing power parity (PPP) is US$0.002/rupiah.
Worth to read:
Bourguignon, F. (2004). The Poverty-growth-inequality triangle. Indian Council for Research on International
Economic Relations, New Delhi, India.
Wan, G., Wang, C., & Zhang, X. (2021). The poverty-growth-inequality triangle: Asia 1960s to 2010s. Social
Indicators Research, 153, 795-822.
Snapshot: Gender Inequality
Gender Inequality Index
Factors Affecting Gender Inequality
• Labor Market Discrimination
• Gender Wage Gap
• Unpaid Care Work
• Access to Education and Skills The distribution of
Development
resources, opportunities,
• Representation in Leadership Positions and outcomes between
• Workplace Policies men and women
• Gender Norms and Social Expectations
• Access to Financial Services and
Resources
• Violence and Harassment
Poverty and Social Mobility
Social mobility refers to change in a person's socio-economic
situation, either in relation to their parents (inter-generational
mobility) or throughout their lifetime (intra-generational
mobility). The Organization for
Economic Cooperation
Across OECD countries, it takes nearly five generations for and Development (OECD)
children from low-income families to approach the average is a unique forum where the
governments of 37
income in their country.
democracies with market-
based economies
OECD citizens believe that 6 out of 10 poor children will collaborate to develop
remain poor as adults. policy standards to promote
sustainable economic
growth.
Around 65% of working-age OECD citizens worry they won't
be as financially secure as their parents; an almost equal share
fear their children will be even less secure.
Poverty and Social Mobility: Case of Indonesia
Worth to read:
Rizky, M., Suryadarma, D., & Suryahadi, A. (2019). Effect of growing up poor on labor market outcomes: Evidence from Indonesia (No. 1002).
ADBI Working Paper Series.
Global Social Mobility Index
Dimensions of Social
Mobility:
• Intergenerational
mobility
• Intragenerational
mobility
• Absolute income mobility
• Absolute educational
mobility
• Relative income mobility
• Relative educational
mobility
Global Social Mobility Index Framework
Worth to read:
Iversen, V., Krishna, A., & Sen, K.
(2021). Social mobility in developing countries:
Concepts, methods, and determinants (p. 512).
Oxford University Press.
Poverty and Informal Economy
Poverty and Informal Economy
A majority of
Indonesia’s poor
earn their
livelihoods in the
informal sector or
are unemployed
(Katadata, 2016)
Poverty and Informal Economy
The informal economy: route into or out of poverty?