ANALISIS PENGARUH UPAH MINIMUM, INVESTASI DAN PENGELUARAN PEMERINTAH TERHADAP PENYERAPAN TENAGA KERJA BERDASARKAN PENDIDIKAN

Abstract

This study analyzes the influence of the minimum wage, investment and gov-ernment spending on educated employment, trained employment and unedu-cated and untrained employment in 38 Regencies/Cities of East Java Province in 2008–2013. The research is using quantitative approach, panel data analysis and Fixed Effect Model (FEM) method. The results show that the minimum wage variable has negative significant effect on the educated employment, trained employment and uneducated and untrained employment. Regional investment variable does not significantly affect to the educated employment, trained employment and uneducated and untrained employment. Domestic investment variable has positive significant effect on the trained employment, but does not significantly affect to the educated employment and uneducated and untrained employment. Foreign investment variable does not significantly affect to the educated employment, trained employment and uneducated and untrained employment. And government spending variable has positive sig-nificant effect on the educated employment and uneducated and untrained employment, but does not significantly affect to the trained employment