Determinants of Interprovincial Income Inequality in Indonesia: A Case Study of DIY Yogyakarta, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Gorontalo, and West Papua

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Panel data regression identifies education and wage factors impacting income inequality, highlighting policy needs.

Mean years of schooling positively influences income inequality in Indonesia, with significant implications for education access.
Provincial minimum wage and open unemployment rate both show a negative and significant effect on income inequality levels.
The study analyzed five provinces with the highest inequality using a common effect model on panel data from 2015 to 2024.
Highlighting the need for targeted policymaking, these findings suggest improved education and wage protection to address inequality.

Fiyantika et al. (2025) studied this question.

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