Improving Makassar Merchant Marine Polytechnic Lecturers Performance for Economic Walfare Siti Zulaikah 1 *, Mulyadi Hamid 2 , Sri Adrianti Muin 3 1 Makassar Merchant Marine Polytecnic, 2,3 Fajar University ABSTRACT Article Information Tis study aims to determine and analyze the efect of the level of performance utility on the performance of lecturers at the Maritime Sciences Polytechnic Makassar, South Sulawesi, in order to encourage economic conditions. Te research approach is a quantitative method with an explanatory approach. From the population data, the Slovin formula was used to obtain a sample of 100 respondents. Tese results indicate that the path coefcient between variables, namely work utility, has no positive and signifcant efect on lecturer performance. Work utility does not have a signifcant efect indicating that lecturers are already at the optimal point at work, so they need additional incentives to improve economic welfare. Keywords: Economic Welfare, Path Analysis, Work Utility. JEL Classifcation Code: A30, D11, L97 Article of History: Received November 2022 Approved December 2022 Published December 2022 Author correspondence: E-mail: sitizulaikah@pipmakassar.ac.id DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21107/mediatrend.v17i1.17574 Media Trend Berkala Kajian Ekonomi dan Studi Pembangunan MediaTrend 17 (2) 2022 p. 519-533 http://journal.trunojoyo.ac.id/mediatrend