[Selain menghadapi permasalahan kemiskinan, Indonesia juga dihadapkan pada dua tantangan mendasar yang saling terkait yakni bagaimana mempertahankan tingkat pertumbuhan ekonomi dan mengurangi kesenjangan distribusi pendapatan. Dalam menghadapi berbagai hal tersebut, Pemerintah telah mengimplementasikan kebijakan redistribusi melalui strategi pertumbuhan yang inklusif dengan menyalurkan pengeluaran sosial dalam bentuk belanja bantuan sosial dan Bantuan Operasional Sekolah (BOS). Akan tetapi, belum banyak buktiempiris yang dapat menjelaskan dampak pengeluaran sosial terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi. Selain itu, belum dapat dibuktikan apakah pengeluaran sosial yang disalurkan oleh pemerintah Indonesia dapat dikategorikan sebagai strategi pertumbuhan yang pro-poor dan inklusif. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh belanjabantuan sosial dan Bantuan Operasional Sekolah (BOS) terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi di 33 provinsi di Indonesia tahun 2006-2012 menggunakan alat analisis regresi dengan Fixed Effect Model. Setelah mengetahui jenis pengeluaran sosial yang dapat mendorong pertumbuhan ekonomi, selanjutnya penelitian ini akan mengidentifikasi apakah pengeluaran sosial tersebut dapat dikategorikan sebagai instrumen pertumbuhan yang pro-poor dan inklusif dalam kaitannya dengan pengurangan kemiskinan dan pembangunan manusia. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa hanya Bantuan Operasional Sekolah (BOS) yang secara statistik berpengaruh dalam meningkatkan tingkat pertumbuhan ekonomi. Selain itu, penelitian ini juga membuktikan bahwa Bantuan Operasional Sekolah (BOS) dapat dikategorikan sebagai instrumen pertumbuhan yang pro-poor dan inklusif.

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While battling poverty incidence, Indonesia is also confronted with two interwoven rudimentary challenges, sustained economic growth fueled with prevalent income inequality. Henceforth, the Government had intervened by

executing redistributive policy through the inclusive growth strategy by social expenditures provision in the form of social assistance spending and education support spending (BOS Program). Nonetheless, little has been proven empirically concerning the effect of social expenditures to economic growth and whether such spending can be categorized as pro-poor growth and inclusive growth strategy in the Indonesian context. Against this backdrop, this paper attempts to shed a light in this area by employing regression analysis through the Fixed Effect Model to investigate the effect of social assistance spending and education support spending (BOS Program) to economic growth in 33 Indonesian provinces from 2006-2012. After identifying the type of social spending which is able to stimulate economic growth, this paper then tries to determine whether such social spending can be categorized as pro-poor growth and inclusive growth instrument in the context of its efficacy on poverty alleviation and human development improvement respectively. The result suggests that only education support spending (BOS Program) that statistically significant in uplifting economic growth level. Furthermore, closer investigation indicates that this particular spending can be classified both as pro-poor growth and inclusive growth instrument.;While battling poverty incidence, Indonesia is also confronted with two

interwoven rudimentary challenges, sustained economic growth fueled with

prevalent income inequality. Henceforth, the Government had intervened by

executing redistributive policy through the inclusive growth strategy by social

expenditures provision in the form of social assistance spending and education

support spending (BOS Program). Nonetheless, little has been proven empirically

concerning the effect of social expenditures to economic growth and whether such

spending can be categorized as pro-poor growth and inclusive growth strategy in

the Indonesian context.

Against this backdrop, this paper attempts to shed a light in this area by

employing regression analysis through the Fixed Effect Model to investigate the

effect of social assistance spending and education support spending (BOS

Program) to economic growth in 33 Indonesian provinces from 2006-2012. After

identifying the type of social spending which is able to stimulate economic

growth, this paper then tries to determine whether such social spending can be

categorized as pro-poor growth and inclusive growth instrument in the context of

its efficacy on poverty alleviation and human development improvement

respectively. The result suggests that only education support spending (BOS

Program) that statistically significant in uplifting economic growth level.

Furthermore, closer investigation indicates that this particular spending can be

classified both as pro-poor growth and inclusive growth instrument, While battling poverty incidence, Indonesia is also confronted with two

interwoven rudimentary challenges, sustained economic growth fueled with

prevalent income inequality. Henceforth, the Government had intervened by

executing redistributive policy through the inclusive growth strategy by social

expenditures provision in the form of social assistance spending and education

support spending (BOS Program). Nonetheless, little has been proven empirically

concerning the effect of social expenditures to economic growth and whether such

spending can be categorized as pro-poor growth and inclusive growth strategy in

the Indonesian context.

Against this backdrop, this paper attempts to shed a light in this area by

employing regression analysis through the Fixed Effect Model to investigate the

effect of social assistance spending and education support spending (BOS

Program) to economic growth in 33 Indonesian provinces from 2006-2012. After

identifying the type of social spending which is able to stimulate economic

growth, this paper then tries to determine whether such social spending can be

categorized as pro-poor growth and inclusive growth instrument in the context of

its efficacy on poverty alleviation and human development improvement

respectively. The result suggests that only education support spending (BOS

Program) that statistically significant in uplifting economic growth level.

Furthermore, closer investigation indicates that this particular spending can be

classified both as pro-poor growth and inclusive growth instrument]