PENGARUH ZAKAT INFAK SEDEKAH (ZIS) TERHADAP PENGANGGURAN DI INDONESIA: METODE AUTOREGRESSIVE DISTRIBUTED LAG (ARDL)

Abstract

This study aims to determine the effect of Zakah Infaq Shadaqah (ZIS) funds channeled by the National Amil Zakat Agency/Badan Amil Zakat Nasional (BAZNAS) on unemployment in Indonesia during 2002-2017. The study was conducted using a quantitative approach. The control variables used for this research are Gross Domestic Product (GDP), education level, investment, and government subsidies. The analysis technique used is Autoregressive Ditributed Lags (ARDL). The data in this study were obtained from the Central Statistics Agency page, BAZNAS, and Indonesian State Budget (Anggaran Pendapatan dan Belanja Negara). The research results partially in short term shows that ZIS has a positive and significant effect on unemployment. While partially long-term research results, ZIS has a negative and significant effect on unemployment. Simultaneously, the variable ZIS, GDP, education level, investment, and government subsidies have significant effects in the short and long term on unemployment in Indonesia in 2002-2017.Keywords: Zakat, Infaq, Shadaqah, Unemployment, Gross Domestic Product, Education Level, Investment, Subsidies, BAZNAS