Judul: Pengaruh Belanja Pemerintah Daerah terhadap Pertumbuhan Ekonomi dan Kemiskinan Kabupaten/Kota di Provinsi Banten
Abstrak: Economic growth is one measure of economic development. The high economic growth and low poverty indicates that an area has good public prosperity. To get the high economic growth and low poverty required the maximum role of government, by government expenditure. The purpose of this study was to explain the development of government expenditure and analyzed the influence of government expenditure on economic growth and poverty in Banten Province. This research uses descriptive method and panel data on 8 districts/cities in Banten Province in the periode of 2009-2012. The result indicate that the government expenditure in Banten Province always increase. Based on the model in analysis, goods and service expenditure and capital expenditure have a positive effect and significant contributions to the regional economic growth and also have a negative effect and significant contributions to the poverty.
Keyword: Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), poverty, panel data, government expenditure, economic growth

Judul: Effect of Regional Expenditures and Regional Financial Independence on Economic Growth in West Kalimantan Province
Abstrak: Pertumbuhan ekonomi merupakan peningkatan output dari waktu ke waktu dan menjadi salah satu indikator dalam mengukur keberhasilan pembangunan. Pertumbuhan ekonomi yang tinggi mengindikasikan suatu daerah menuju kondisi yang lebih baik. Untuk mewujudkanya, diperlukan peran pemerintah dalam alokasi anggaran sesuai dengan peraturan perundang-undangan. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis pengaruh belanja pemerintah daerah dan kemandirian keuangan daerah terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi di kabupaten/kota Provinsi Kalimantan Barat dari tahun 2015-2019. Metode analisis yang digunakan adalah regresi data panel dengan pendekatan Fixed Effect Model (FEM). Hasil analisis regresi data panel menunjukkan bahwa belanja modal, rasio PAD, belanja kesehatan, belanja pendidikan, dan tingkat pendidikan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi. Adapun belanja modal dan belanja pendidikan berpengaruh negatif terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi di kabupaten/kota Provinsi Kalimantan Barat., Economic growth is an increase in output from time to time and is one of the indicators in measuring the success of development. High economic growth of an area towards better conditions. To make it happen, the government's role in budget allocation is needed in accordance with the laws and regulations. This study aims to analyze the effect of local government spending and independence on regional finances on economic growth in districts/cities of West Kalimantan Province in 2015-2019. The analytical method used is panel data regression with Fixed Effect Model (FEM) approach. The results of panel data regression analysis show that capital expenditure, PAD ratio, health expenditure, education expenditure, and education level have a significant effect on economic growth. Meanwhile, capital expenditures and education expenditures have a negative effect on economic growth in the districts/cities of West Kalimantan Province.
Keyword: regional expenditure, panel data, economic growth, ratio of pad

Judul: Posisi Filogenetik Kura-Kura Carettochelys Insculpta  (Reptillia: Testudinata)
Abstrak: Carettochelys insculpta is an endemic freshwater turtle of southern Papua and northern Australia. Phylogenetic position of this turtle is remain unresolved until now. Most of the research conducted show close relationships of C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. However, some of the research show distance between C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. This research is conducted to analyze phylogenetic relationship between C. insculpta and other members of Testudinata using 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, and both gene as markers. DNA samples were obtained from three different organisms of C. insculpta. Two species used as outgroups were Alligator mississippiensis and Iguana iguana. Phylogenetic analysis was carried out using Neighbor-Joining method with Felsenstein 1981 (F81) modeltest. A polytomy tree of Testudinata was produced by using 12S rRNA gene. However, analysis using 16S rRNA and both genes as markers confirmed that C. insculpta was located between the Chelonidae and the Trionychidae family.
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