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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kondisi perekonomiandaerah terhadap aktivitas illegal logging di Pulau Jawa dengan menggunakanmetode analisis data panel. Metode estimasi yang digunakan adalah ordinary leastsquare (OLS) dengan menggunakan data sekunder dari Badan Pusat Statistik(BPS) dan Perum Perhutani tahun 2007-2011 pada 80 kabupaten di Pulau Jawa.Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa kondisi perekonomian daerah berpengaruhterhadap aktivitas illegal logging. Inflasi dan kemiskinan sebagai indikatorperekonomian daerah berpengaruh positif terhadap terjadinya illegal logging,dengan pengertian lain bahwa kondisi perekonomian daerah yang kurang baikdapat meningkatkan terjadinya illegal logging.Sedangkan indikator perekonomian daerah lainnya yaitu tingkatpengangguran, menunjukkan pengaruh yang negatif, hal ini dapat terjadinyakarena tingkat pengangguran yang tinggi berada pada daerah perkotaan,sedangkan areal hutan berada pada daerah pedesaan. Selain itu para pelaku illegallogging di Pulau Jawa pada umumnya adalah masyarakat desa yang memilikiprofesi, namun pada saat kondisi perekonomian memburuk, mereka mencaritambahan pendapatan dari sektor ilegal.

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ABSTRACT
This study aims to determine the effect of regional economic conditions onillegal logging in Java. The research used OLS (Ordinary Least Squares) as aanalysis methode and used secondary data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) andPerum Perhutani, around 2007-2011 from 80 district in Java Island. The analysisshowed that regional economic conditions affected the illegal logging activities.Inflation and poverty as an indicator of local economic showed positive effect onillegal logging, which means the unfavorable economic conditions could increaseillegal logging.Meanwhile, the others of economic indicators including the unemploymentrate showed a negative influence, it can be the occurrence because of the highunemployment rates are in the urban areas, while forest areas are in the ruralareas. Eventhoug general case of illegal logging in Java done by rural communitywho have a profession, but when the economic conditions were decreased, theyseek additional income on the illegal sector, This study aims to determine the effect of regional economic conditions onillegal logging in Java. The research used OLS (Ordinary Least Squares) as aanalysis methode and used secondary data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) andPerum Perhutani, around 2007-2011 from 80 district in Java Island. The analysisshowed that regional economic conditions affected the illegal logging activities.Inflation and poverty as an indicator of local economic showed positive effect onillegal logging, which means the unfavorable economic conditions could increaseillegal logging.Meanwhile, the others of economic indicators including the unemploymentrate showed a negative influence, it can be the occurrence because of the highunemployment rates are in the urban areas, while forest areas are in the ruralareas. Eventhoug general case of illegal logging in Java done by rural communitywho have a profession, but when the economic conditions were decreased, theyseek additional income on the illegal sector]