[Tesis ini bertujuan untuk menganalisa dampak dari belanja pemerintah di bidang pendidikan dan kesehatan terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi di Indonesia, menggunakan data panel yang meliputi 28 provinsi selama periode 2003 sampai dengan 2013. Studi dalam tesis ini memanfaatkan tes kausalitas dan analisis pooled ordinary least square (OLS). Hasil dari tes kausalitas menunjukkan adanya hubungan kausalitas dua arah antara belanja pemerintah di bidang pendidikan dan kesehatan dengan Produk Domestik Regional Bruto (PDRB). Hasil dari analisis OLS menunujukkan bahwa belanja pemerintah di bidang pendidikan dankesehatan mempengaruhi pertumbuhan ekonomi secara positif. Hasil studi dalam tesis ini konsisteen dengan hasil-hasil studi empiris sebelumnya;The paper studies the effect of government education and health expenditure on economic growth in Indonesia, using panel data from 28 provinces covering the period 2003 to 2013. This study utilizes causality test and pooled ordinary least square (OLS) analysis. The causality test result shows the existence of bidirectional causality between government education expenditure and gross regional domestic product (GRDP) as well as government health expenditure andGRDP. The OLS analysis finds robust evidence that education and healthexpenditure positively affect economic growth. The results are consistent with previous empirical studies., The paper studies the effect of government education and health expenditure oneconomic growth in Indonesia, using panel data from 28 provinces covering theperiod 2003 to 2013. This study utilizes causality test and pooled ordinary leastsquare (OLS) analysis. The causality test result shows the existence ofbidirectional causality between government education expenditure and grossregional domestic product (GRDP) as well as government health expenditure andGRDP. The OLS analysis finds robust evidence that education and healthexpenditure positively affect economic growth. The results are consistent withprevious empirical studies.]