ECONOMIC GROWTH AND PERCAPITA INCOME DISTRIBUTION: CASE STUDY OF EAST JAVA PROVINCE

<div>The objective of this paper is of twofold. First, it analyzes the disparity distribution of percapita</div><div>income among regions in East Java Province. Second, it analyzes the correlation beetwen economic</div><div>growth and disparity distribution of percapita income among regions in East Java Province. It uses</div><div>Williamson disparity index and Pearson correlation to analyze the data. In the period of 2001-2007,</div><div>the disparity index shows that distribution of percapita income among regions in East Java Province</div><div>is getting unbalanced and the correlation beetwen economic growth and disparity distribution</div><div>of percapita income among regions in East Java Province is positive and significant.</div><div><br /></div><div>Keywords: Income per capita, disparity, economic growth</div><div>JEL classification numbers: O16, O18, O49