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What Drives Human Development in Sumatra? A Study of Life Expectancy, Literacy, and Nutrition

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This study aims to examine the impact of life expectancy, literacy rate, calorie consumption, and protein consumption on the Human Development Index (HDI). The analysis utilizes secondary data collected from six provinces on the island of Sumatra over the period 2019 to ‎‎2023. Employing a quantitative approach, the study applies panel data regression to investigate the relationship between the selected variables and HDI. The findings reveal that life expectancy and protein consumption each have a significant positive effect on HDI. In contrast, ‎literacy rate does not exhibit a statistically significant effect, as indicated by a significance value of 0.9178. Interestingly, calorie consumption demonstrates a significant negative influence on HDI, with a coefficient of -0.988981. Overall, the four independent variables collectively account for 70.11% of the variation in HDI across the six provinces, while the remaining 29.89% is attributed to other factors not ‎examined in this study‎.

Source: International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies

DOI: 10.14419/j0gaeg95

Authors: Noni Rozaini, Fitrawaty, ARWANSYAH, Mica Siar Meyriza, Ambrosya

Institution: State University of Medan

Language: English

Topic: Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4415091940

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