THE STUDY ON THE INCOME AND PURCHASING POWER OF NORTH SUMATERA PROVINCE

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.511.5205

Keywords:

Income level, purchasing power, daily needs

Abstract

Abstract:North Sumatra Province has been the central node of Indonesian economy growth in Sumatra of Indonesia. The development of this province affects the regional economy.  This study aimed at finding the effect of income levels on the purchasing power of the people of North Sumatra. To find the economic and welfare of population in this province, an associative research approach was conducted. It sought the level of income per capita correlation to  the purchasing power of North Sumatra Province. The data from Central Bureau of Statistic (BPS, 2016)  in which economic transactions  of 2007 – 2015 was realised. The data analyze  technique was a simple linear regression equation. After the calculation and analysis , the results showed that the level of income has a positive and significant impact on people's purchasing power in North Sumatra. It concluded the higher the income level of the North Sumatra population made the purchasing power increasing. So purchasing power was better if the income had beeen sufficient to meet the daily needs.

Author Biography

Delima - Lubis, Ministry of Research Indonesia

Researcher

References

Arize, A. C., Kallianiotis, I. N., Malindretos, J., Panayides, A., & Tsanacas, D. (2018). A Comparison of the Current Account and the Monetary Theories of Exchange Rate Determination. International Journal of Economics and Finance, 10(2), 102.

BPS, (2004), Indeks Pembangunan Manusia Indonesia Tahun 2007-2008, Jakarta : Badan Pusat Statistik

BPS, (2009), Indeks Pembangunan Manusia Indonesia Tahun 2001-2008, Jakarta : Badan Pusat Statistik

Crnčević, Tijana., Lovren, Violeta Orlović.(2018). Displacement and climate change: improving planning policy and increasing community resilience, International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 10 Issue: 1, pp.105-120, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-05-2017-0103

Ferrer-i-Carbonell, A. (2004). Income and Well-being: an Empirical Analysis of the Comparison Income Effect. Journal of Public Economics. Vol.89. doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2004.06.003

Fibich, G., Gavious, A., Lowengart,O. (2005). The Dynamics of Price Elasticity of Demand in the Presence of Reference Price Effects. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 33, (1), Doi 10.1177/0092070304267108. Academy of Marketing Science.

Ghozali, Imam, (2005). Aplikasi Analisis Multivariate dengan Program SPSS, Semarang : Badan Penerbit Universitas Diponogoro.

Hee, O. C., & Yen, W. S. (2018). The Influence of Advertising Media towards Consumer Purchasing Behavior in the Food and Beverage Industry in Malaysia. International Journal of Human Resource Studies, 8 (2).

Hudiyanto, (2013). Ekonomi Pembangunan. Pusat Pengembangan Ekonomi Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta.

Ji, Mindy F., and Wood, Wendy. (2007). Purchase and Consumption Habits: Not Necessarily What You Intend. Journal Of Consumer Psychology, 17(4), 261–276

Matondang, Saiful Anwar, (2012). Interethnic perceptions of ethnic boundaries in Penang, Malaysia, University of Hawai’i Manoa : Honolulu USA.

Matondang, Saiful Anwar, (2016). The Revival of Chineseness as Ethnic Identity in Malaysia, Khazar Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 19 (4).

Samuelson P. A, dan William D. Nordhaus, (1993). Micro Economics, Translated by Drs. Haris Munandar DKK, Edisi ke-14. Jakarta : Erlangga.

Sukirno, Sadono. (2005). Makroekonomi Teori Pengantar, 3rd Ed. Penerbit Raja GrafindoPersada, Jakarta.

Sukirno, Sadono, (2011). Makroekonomi, Teori Pengantar, 3rd Ed, Jakarta : Raja Grapindo Persada.

Todaro, Michael P, (2006). Pembangunan Ekonomi di Dunia Ketiga, 7th Ed, Jakarta :Erlangga.

Wedyan, S., &Wedyan, F. (2013). An Associative Classification Data Mining Approach for Detecting Phishing Websites. Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences, 4(12).

Winardi.(1991). Marketing dan Perilaku Konsumen. Bandung :MandarMaju.

Downloads

Published

2018-11-13

How to Cite

Lubis, D. .-. (2018). THE STUDY ON THE INCOME AND PURCHASING POWER OF NORTH SUMATERA PROVINCE. Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, 5(11). https://doi.org/10.14738/assrj.511.5205