Jurnal Ekonomi & Studi Pembangunan
Vol 22, No 1: April 2021

The Impact of Airport Construction on Farm Households’ Income

Matufany, Olga Melinda (Unknown)
Istiqomah, Istiqomah (Unknown)
Kadarwati, Nunik (Unknown)
Purnomo, Sodik Dwi (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Apr 2021

Abstract

Infrastructure development is needed to encourage economic growth. However, infrastructure development requires land acquisition, which may adversely impact the community. This study aims to analyze the impact of Kertajati International Airport construction on the farm households’ income and welfare level. This research data used primary data with a simple random sampling method to select 76 farm households in the most affected village. The analysis techniques were income analysis and paired sample t-test. The results showed that farm income was significantly higher before the airport construction. Nevertheless, off-farm income increased after the airport construction, leading to an insignificant household income difference before and after the land acquisition. As for the prosperity level, on average, the farm households lived below the decent living standard. The results imply the importance of increasing farmers’ capacity so that that compensation funds can be utilized to increase household income.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

esp

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Journal of Economic & Development Studies (JESP) aims to publicize the results of research concerning economics and development at local, national, and international ...