The Effect of Human Capital and Unemployment on Poverty Through Economic Growth and The Moderating Role of Investment

The aims of this study are: (1) to analyze the effect of human capital and unemployment
on economic growth. (2) analyze the effect of human capital, unemployment, and
economic growth on poverty. (3) analyze the effect of human capital and
unemployment on poverty through economic growth. (4) analyze the effect of
investment moderation between human capital on economic growth. (5) analyze the
effect of investment moderation between unemployment and poverty. The approach
used in this study uses a quantitative approach. The data is secondary data sourced
from the Indonesian Central Statistics Agency and the Central Statistics Agency of
South Sulawesi in 2021. The data collection method uses secondary data from
documentation related to years of education, unemployment, foreign and domestic
capital investment, and Gross Domestic Product. Regional (GDP) and the number of
poor people in South Sulawesi Province for 2017-2021. The analytical method uses
descriptive statistics, classical assumption, path analysis, and Sobel. The study's results
prove that: (1) Human capital positively and significantly affects economic growth. (2)
Unemployment has a negative and significant effect on poverty. (3) Human capital has
a negative and significant effect on poverty. (4) Unemployment has a positive and
significant effect on poverty. (5) Economic growth has a negative and insignificant effect
on poverty. (6) Human capital positively and significantly affects poverty through
economic growth. (7) Unemployment positively and significantly affects poverty
through economic growth. (8) Investment can positively and significantly moderate the
relationship between human capital and economic growth. (9) Investment can
positively and significantly moderate the relationship between unemployment and
poverty