REPOSITORY

Poverty is multidimensional. A poor person is not only as a result of insufficient
income for minimum physical needs, but also due to the lack of accessibility to
productive resources. This paper empirically investigated the impact of water
and sanitation infrastructure on poverty reduction. Analysis has been done for
8 years during the period 2008-2015. The research analyzed the relationship
between dependent variable and independent variable, as the dependent variable
was poverty rate and the independent variables were infrastructures consisted of
water, sanitation, and electricity. Each of variable is represented by proportion of
the household for consuming water, sanitation, and electricity. Other explanatory
variables are unemployment rate, percapita GDRP, and female labor force. The
relationship between dependent variable and independent variable was analyzed
using regression of panel data. Empirical results of the paper showed that the
enhancement in consuming water, sanitation and electricity infrastructure have
positive impact on reducing poverty rate.

• Infrastructure and Poverty Reduction: Evidence In Indonesia