Does Fiscal Decentralization Affect Poverty? An Empirical Study

The Poverty percentage in Central Java ranked two throughout Island after DI Yogyakarta Province. It surely causes gaps and inequality between regions This study attempted to analyze the effects of fiscal decentralization, balance fund, economic growth on poverty 35 regencies/ cities Province within 2016-2020. By using a quantitative approach, this used panel analysis with Fixed Effect Model (FEM) method. Based results data regression results, decentralization fund had no relationship Java. On other hand, positive significant effects. High will reduce rate when activities carried out are padat karya which aims at absorbing workforce. workforce absorption rate.