TY - GEN
T1 - The impact of direct cash transfer program (BLT) on household consumption in Central Java province
AU - Subanti, Sri
AU - Respatiwulan,
AU - Winita, S.
AU - Hakim, Arif Rahman
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Author(s).
PY - 2016/6/17
Y1 - 2016/6/17
N2 - Direct Cash Transfer, known as BLT in Indonesia, is a poverty-based assistance and social protection aimed at the fulfillment of basic needs, ease live burden, and improved quality of life of the poor. Implementation of the program is straightforward, so the benefits can be felt by the beneficiaries of the program. Early, BLT program initiated by the goverment in 2005/2006 and continued in 2008/09. The program is expected to not only accelerate the reduction of the number of poor people but also how to maintain and enhance the purchasing power so that welfare is safeguarded. In this study, the impact of direct cash transfer program year 2008/09 on household consumption, included food, non food, education, and health. Data and methodology for this study was used national economic social survey and simple difference in difference. This study found three findings based on this analysis. First, direct cash transfer increase total household consumption (included food and non food); Second, direct cash transfer increase household consumption for health but it decrease household consumption for education; Third, direct cash transfer increase household consumption for paddy, tuber, vegetable, and tobacco but it decrease household consumption for fish, meat, egg and milk, fruit, and package food and drink.
AB - Direct Cash Transfer, known as BLT in Indonesia, is a poverty-based assistance and social protection aimed at the fulfillment of basic needs, ease live burden, and improved quality of life of the poor. Implementation of the program is straightforward, so the benefits can be felt by the beneficiaries of the program. Early, BLT program initiated by the goverment in 2005/2006 and continued in 2008/09. The program is expected to not only accelerate the reduction of the number of poor people but also how to maintain and enhance the purchasing power so that welfare is safeguarded. In this study, the impact of direct cash transfer program year 2008/09 on household consumption, included food, non food, education, and health. Data and methodology for this study was used national economic social survey and simple difference in difference. This study found three findings based on this analysis. First, direct cash transfer increase total household consumption (included food and non food); Second, direct cash transfer increase household consumption for health but it decrease household consumption for education; Third, direct cash transfer increase household consumption for paddy, tuber, vegetable, and tobacco but it decrease household consumption for fish, meat, egg and milk, fruit, and package food and drink.
KW - Central Java Province
KW - Direct cash transfer program
KW - Household consumption
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84984548812&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1063/1.4953979
DO - 10.1063/1.4953979
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84984548812
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
BT - 2016 Conference on Fundamental and Applied Science for Advanced Technology, ConFAST 2016
A2 - Winanda, Rara Sandhy
A2 - Hidayah, Qonitatul
A2 - Yanto, Iwan Tri Riyadi
A2 - Irsalinda, Nursyiva
A2 - Aji, Oktira Roka
A2 - Kusuma, Damar Yoga
A2 - Inayati, Syarifah
PB - American Institute of Physics Inc.
T2 - 2016 Conference on Fundamental and Applied Science for Advanced Technology, ConFAST 2016
Y2 - 25 January 2016 through 26 January 2016
ER -
