Determinants of Elderly Income in Indonesia During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Kalvin Albert Parinding; Yobert Kornelius; Muna Norkhairunnisak Ustadi

doi:10.23887/ijssb.v8i3.81507

Authors

Kalvin Albert Parinding Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, Tadulako University
Yobert Kornelius Department of Economic Studies, Faculty of Economics and Business, Tadulako University. Indonesia
Muna Norkhairunnisak Ustadi Department of Economics, Universiti Kuala Lumpur Business School, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23887/ijssb.v8i3.81507

Keywords:

Income, elderly population, Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the factors that influence the income of the elderly during the Covid-19 pandemic. This study uses a quantitative approach with a panel data design. The data used are macro data issued by the Central Statistics Agency in 2019, 2020 and 2021 (Covid-19 pandemic period). The results of the study showed a significant decrease in the average income of the elderly both nationally and in each province during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 - 2021. There was a decrease in the average income of the elderly in 2019 - 2020 by 6.92 percent and 7.02 percent in 2020 - 2021. The results of multiple regression analysis using panel data showed that only one variable, the Allocation of elderly working time, had a significant effect on the average income of the elderly in Indonesia. The other three variables that did not have a significant effect were the number of elderly working, education and health of the elderly. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the main problem faced by the elderly is the implementation of social distancing and physical distancing, and the government's policy of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) has a direct impact on reducing the Allocation of working time for the elderly, which then has an impact on reducing the income of the elderly.

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