The Effect of Strengthening Regional Economic Conditions on Job Opportunities, Income and Price Stability in Padang City

This research aims to analyze the role of the regional economy in increasing employment opportunities, income and price stability in Padang City. This research uses primary data from Bank Indonesia consumer survey publications for the period March 2011 to April 2020 using the Moderation Regression Analysis (MRA) approach. This research determines regional economic conditions as a pure independent variable. Meanwhile, employment opportunities, income and price stability have two functions, including as dependent and moderating variables. Next, each research model is grouped into real and projected conditions, except for price stability. The main finding obtained is that the classification of all moderation variables in the research is quasi moderation. Thus, these variables play a role in strengthening the relationship between regional economic conditions and employment opportunities, increasing income and price stability. The recommendation from this research is that the Padang City government needs to maintain a balance between regional economic conditions, employment opportunities, increased income and price stability to improve community welfare.