Strategy for Accelerating Economic Development in Maluku Province Using Input-Output Table Approach

This study aims to (1) determine the economic sector's role in the Maluku province economy. (2) determine the form of forwarding and backward linkages to the economy in Maluku Province. (3) development strategies to accelerate economic development in Maluku Province. This study uses the 2013 Maluku IO table which was upgraded to the 2017 Maluku IO with a modified RAS approach. The analysis results show that the economic sector's role has a positive and significant effect on the economy in Maluku Province. The analysis results of the economic sector forward and backward linkage show results by translating the four quadrants where the value of the distribution power index and the degree of sensitivity are> 1, which means that the sector has a performance above the average of the total. The entire economy in Maluku Province is positive and significant. Vice versa if it is <1, then the performance is below the average value of the total economy, which is harmful and significant, whereas it is related to the analysis of development strategies for accelerating economic development in Maluku Province with positive if it is focused on the sector A superior value of Backward Linkage index and Forward Linkage Index> 1, is said to be superior because it has a remarkable ability to move the economy both from the input and output sectors of the sector.