[ABSTRAK
Tesis ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi pengaruh perkembanganpariwisata terhadap ketimpangan pendapatan penduduk di 10 Kabupaten/Kota yangada di NTB pada kurun waktu 2007 - 2012. Metode penelitian yang digunakan untukmenjawab tujuan tersebut adalah regresi data panel dengan pendekatan fixed effect.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perkembangan pariwisata (SHTour)tidak berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap ketimpangan pendapatan pendudukKabupaten/kota di NTB, ceteris paribus. Adapun variabel yang berpengaruhterhadap ketimpangan pendapatan adalah jumlah penduduk tingkat Pendidikantinggi (Pend_tinggi) dan rata-rata lama belajar, dengan hubungan negatif terhadaoketimpangan pendapatan penduduk Kabupaten/kota di NTB, ceteris paribus.Variabel pendapatan per kapita juga berpengaruh signifikan dan memiliki hubunganpositif terhadap ketimpangan pendapatan penduduk Kabupaten/kota di NTB, ceterisparibus.Untuk menekan ketimpangan pendapatan penduduk melalui sektorpariwisata pemerintah daerah perlu mengurangi kebocoran ekspor dan impor disektor pariwisata antara lain melalui peningkatan kapasitas masyarakat lokal sertakualitas dan kuantitas produk lokal agar dapat bersaing di pasar lokal, regional, danglobal.

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ABSTRACT
This thesis aims to identify the effects of tourism development to incomeinequality in 10 cities in NTB during 2007-2012. Research methods used in thisstudy is panel data regression with fixed effect approach. The results showed thatdevelopment of tourism didn?t significantly affect to income inequality at cities inWest Nusa Tenggara. Variables that significantly influence income inequality ishigh education level of population and year of school population. Its has negativecorrelation to income inequality, ceteris paribus. Income per capita is the othersignificant variable that affect income inequality in Cities in West Nusa Tenggara,ceteris paribus.In order to reduce population income inequality in Cities in West NusaTenggara through tourism development, local government and other stakeholdersshould reduce import and export leakages by increasing the capacity of localcommunity, also increasing quality and quantity of local product to be competitive atlocal, regional, and international market,;This thesis aims to identify the effects of tourism development to incomeinequality in 10 cities in NTB during 2007-2012. Research methods used in thisstudy is panel data regression with fixed effect approach. The results showed thatdevelopment of tourism didn?t significantly affect to income inequality at cities inWest Nusa Tenggara. Variables that significantly influence income inequality ishigh education level of population and year of school population. Its has negativecorrelation to income inequality, ceteris paribus. Income per capita is the othersignificant variable that affect income inequality in Cities in West Nusa Tenggara,ceteris paribus.In order to reduce population income inequality in Cities in West NusaTenggara through tourism development, local government and other stakeholdersshould reduce import and export leakages by increasing the capacity of localcommunity, also increasing quality and quantity of local product to be competitive atlocal, regional, and international market,;This thesis aims to identify the effects of tourism development to incomeinequality in 10 cities in NTB during 2007-2012. Research methods used in thisstudy is panel data regression with fixed effect approach. The results showed thatdevelopment of tourism didn?t significantly affect to income inequality at cities inWest Nusa Tenggara. Variables that significantly influence income inequality ishigh education level of population and year of school population. Its has negativecorrelation to income inequality, ceteris paribus. Income per capita is the othersignificant variable that affect income inequality in Cities in West Nusa Tenggara,ceteris paribus.In order to reduce population income inequality in Cities in West NusaTenggara through tourism development, local government and other stakeholdersshould reduce import and export leakages by increasing the capacity of localcommunity, also increasing quality and quantity of local product to be competitive atlocal, regional, and international market,;This thesis aims to identify the effects of tourism development to incomeinequality in 10 cities in NTB during 2007-2012. Research methods used in thisstudy is panel data regression with fixed effect approach. The results showed thatdevelopment of tourism didn’t significantly affect to income inequality at cities inWest Nusa Tenggara. Variables that significantly influence income inequality ishigh education level of population and year of school population. Its has negativecorrelation to income inequality, ceteris paribus. Income per capita is the othersignificant variable that affect income inequality in Cities in West Nusa Tenggara,ceteris paribus.In order to reduce population income inequality in Cities in West NusaTenggara through tourism development, local government and other stakeholdersshould reduce import and export leakages by increasing the capacity of localcommunity, also increasing quality and quantity of local product to be competitive atlocal, regional, and international market,, This thesis aims to identify the effects of tourism development to incomeinequality in 10 cities in NTB during 2007-2012. Research methods used in thisstudy is panel data regression with fixed effect approach. The results showed thatdevelopment of tourism didn’t significantly affect to income inequality at cities inWest Nusa Tenggara. Variables that significantly influence income inequality ishigh education level of population and year of school population. Its has negativecorrelation to income inequality, ceteris paribus. Income per capita is the othersignificant variable that affect income inequality in Cities in West Nusa Tenggara,ceteris paribus.In order to reduce population income inequality in Cities in West NusaTenggara through tourism development, local government and other stakeholdersshould reduce import and export leakages by increasing the capacity of localcommunity, also increasing quality and quantity of local product to be competitive atlocal, regional, and international market,]