Poverty and Consumption of Fossil Energy; Case Study in Yogyakarta Special Province

Abstract

Poverty occurs because of minimum living standards. Revenues occur through the production process. This study wants to show how the consumption of fossil fuels, educational investment and physical capital in the process of economic growth affect the status of low-income families. Solow growth models will be used to explain the impact of fossil fuel consumption, education investment, and physical capital, Yogyakarta Special Province on poverty. The study was conducted by looking at the use of fossil fuels, investment of educators, and physical capital performed by households in Yogyakarta Special Province. The total sample of 3606 households obtained from raw Susenas 2013 data. Estimation model with Logit regression approach.