Basri Bado, Salamun Pasda, Syamsul Rijal
This research analyze the influence of the average length of school and education levels of workers proxies with no education, elementary school, junior high school, senior high school and Bachelor degree against poverty. This research is a study of population with a total of 23 districts / cities in South Sulawesi during the years 2004 to 2013 (10 years). Data used in the study used panel data using simultaneous equation model with TSLS approach (Two Stage Least Square). The results of the analysis showed that increasing the level of education attained by the population of South Sulawesi is seen from the average length of the school will have an impact reducing unemployment and poverty. Any increase in the average amount of duration of length school for population school-age population 15 years and over in the district / city of South Sulawesi has the potential to reduce poverty. Then any reduction in the number of workers with no educational level until the same level of senior high school level will likely reduce poverty. Likewise, each an increase in the number of workers with bachelor degree level will likely reduce poverty in 23 districts / cities in South Sulawesi.
Universitas Negeri Makassar, Kampus Gunung Sari UNM, Indonesiam Jln. Bonto Langkasa, Makassar, South Sulawesi, 90222, Indonesia
