Financial Literacy and Its Impact on the Income Level of Chili Farmers in Rural Indonesia

The financial literacy level determines the economic condition of every social stratum. In other words, when farmers experience failure in regulating their economic activities, it is most likely due to their low financial literacy level. The study aims to identify the financial literacy level of chi...

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Main Authors: Yudo Sekti Gigih, Syafrial, Hery Toiba, Dwi Retnoningsih
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Language:English
Published: University of Brawijaya 2023-05-01
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Online Access:https://habitat.ub.ac.id/index.php/habitat/article/view/3466
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author Yudo Sekti Gigih
Syafrial
Hery Toiba
Dwi Retnoningsih
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description The financial literacy level determines the economic condition of every social stratum. In other words, when farmers experience failure in regulating their economic activities, it is most likely due to their low financial literacy level. The study aims to identify the financial literacy level of chilli farmers in Rural Areas, analyze the factors that influence the financial literacy level, and analyze the impact of financial literacy on increasing the income of chilli farmers in Rural Areas. This study uses Propensity Score Matching (PSM) method to analyze the impact of financial literacy. The results of the study provide information that (1) The majority of chilli farmers' financial literacy in Rural Areas is at a high level with 65% of the total respondent, (2) The existence of financial literacy in Rural Areas has a positive impact on increasing the income of chilli farmers with a comparison that farmers at high literacy levels have higher incomes of Rp. 65,384,503 compared to farmers who have low literacy levels, and (3) The results of the analysis of factors that influence financial literacy state that the factors of age, education level, land area, land status, farming experience, and family responsibilities have a relationship with financial literacy, but the gender factor cannot be identified statistically.
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spelling doaj.art-c91ab02e5d7c43c3b84f4f693c0b8d122023-05-31T09:58:11ZengUniversity of BrawijayaHabitat0853-51672338-20072023-05-01341132210.21776/ub.habitat.2023.034.1.23246Financial Literacy and Its Impact on the Income Level of Chili Farmers in Rural IndonesiaYudo Sekti Gigih0Syafrial1Hery Toiba2Dwi Retnoningsih3Department of Socio-Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of BrawijayaDepartment of Socio-Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of BrawijayaDepartment of Socio-Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of BrawijayaDepartment of Tropical Agriculture and International Cooperation, National Pingtung University of Scence and Technology, Pingtung 912, TaiwanThe financial literacy level determines the economic condition of every social stratum. In other words, when farmers experience failure in regulating their economic activities, it is most likely due to their low financial literacy level. The study aims to identify the financial literacy level of chilli farmers in Rural Areas, analyze the factors that influence the financial literacy level, and analyze the impact of financial literacy on increasing the income of chilli farmers in Rural Areas. This study uses Propensity Score Matching (PSM) method to analyze the impact of financial literacy. The results of the study provide information that (1) The majority of chilli farmers' financial literacy in Rural Areas is at a high level with 65% of the total respondent, (2) The existence of financial literacy in Rural Areas has a positive impact on increasing the income of chilli farmers with a comparison that farmers at high literacy levels have higher incomes of Rp. 65,384,503 compared to farmers who have low literacy levels, and (3) The results of the analysis of factors that influence financial literacy state that the factors of age, education level, land area, land status, farming experience, and family responsibilities have a relationship with financial literacy, but the gender factor cannot be identified statistically.https://habitat.ub.ac.id/index.php/habitat/article/view/3466financial literacyfarmer's incomeprobit regressionpropensity score matching
spellingShingle Yudo Sekti Gigih
Syafrial
Hery Toiba
Dwi Retnoningsih
Financial Literacy and Its Impact on the Income Level of Chili Farmers in Rural Indonesia
Habitat
financial literacy
farmer's income
probit regression
propensity score matching
title Financial Literacy and Its Impact on the Income Level of Chili Farmers in Rural Indonesia
title_full Financial Literacy and Its Impact on the Income Level of Chili Farmers in Rural Indonesia
title_fullStr Financial Literacy and Its Impact on the Income Level of Chili Farmers in Rural Indonesia
title_full_unstemmed Financial Literacy and Its Impact on the Income Level of Chili Farmers in Rural Indonesia
title_short Financial Literacy and Its Impact on the Income Level of Chili Farmers in Rural Indonesia
title_sort financial literacy and its impact on the income level of chili farmers in rural indonesia
topic financial literacy
farmer's income
probit regression
propensity score matching
url https://habitat.ub.ac.id/index.php/habitat/article/view/3466
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