Measuring Inequality Using J-Bonet Index: What Can We Learn from Regional Data?

This paper aims to analyze Inequality Using J-Bonet Index Distribution based on regions dimension and its determinant factors. study uses a quantitative research approach with Quantile Regression (QR) analysis. The results showed that overall, there was no noticeable difference in income inequality among regions. However, according the status of regions, expansion area eastern Indonesia is twice as high regional parent same region. Other findings, economic growth poverty cause high-income Indonesia, while western region has significant effect. In fiscal decentralization between Human development real impact inequality. It preliminary using determinants an analysis tool. can add empirical evidence about dimension.