Pengaruh Program Keluarga Harapan (PKH) , Pendidikan Dan Kemiskinan Terhadap Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Di Provinsi Sulawesi Selatan

Abstract

This study is motivated by the importance of understanding the factors influencing regional economic growth, particularly the roles of the Family Hope Program (PKH), education, and poverty in South Sulawesi Province. The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of PKH, education, and poverty on economic growth and to determine whether these variables exert partial and simultaneous effects. This research employs a quantitative explanatory approach. The data consist of panel data from regencies/cities in South Sulawesi Province covering the period 2018–2025, obtained from official publications of Statistics Indonesia and the Ministry of Social Affairs. The analysis is conducted using panel data regression with the Fixed Effects Model.  The results indicate that PKH has a positive but insignificant effect on economic growth, while education has a positive and significant effect, and poverty has a negative and significant effect on economic growth. Simultaneously, the three variables significantly affect economic growth and explain 67.68% of its variation. These findings underscore the importance of improving educational quality and reducing poverty as strategies for regional development and suggest that the impact of PKH on economic growth tends to materialize in the long run. Future research is encouraged to expand the geographical scope and incorporate additional macroeconomic variables to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the determinants of regional economic growth.

Keywords: Family Hope Program (PKH), education, poverty, economic growth, panel data..