Journal article

Analysis of Cross Border Trade Between Regency of North Central Timor and Enclave District of Oekusi (Timor Leste)

Kamilaus Konstanse Oki Nyoman Djinar Setiawina I Gusti Wayan Murjana Yasa MADE HENY URMILA DEWI

Volume : 8 Nomor : 3 Published : 2017, May

IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance (IOSR-JEF)

Abstrak

Cross border trade is a trading activity performed by community residing in border area of neighboring countries. The regency of North Central Timor is a region with direct land border with Timor Leste particularly enclave district of Oekusi Post Timor Leste’s independent, cross border trade is unavailable. This research was conducted in border area of North Central Timor regency particularly in 6 (six) district which bordered with enclave district of Oekusi. Data analysis being used was structural Equation modeling Partial Least Square (SEM PLS). From the result of data analysis, it was found that social capital has positive effect directly towards entrepreneurship and cross border trade institutional changes has positive and significant effect directly towards entrepreneurship, and has positive and significant effect towards cross border trade, entrepreneurship has positive and significant effect directly towards prosperity. Social capital has positive and significant effect indirectly towards cross border trade through entrepreneurship and has positive and significant effect towards prosperity through cross border trade. Institutional change has positive and significant effect indirectly towards cross border trade through entrepreneurship and has positive and significant effect indirect towards prosperity through border trade. Key words: Social Capital, Institutional Changes, Entrepreneurship, Cross Border Trade, Prosperity.