Impacts of Mobility Restrictions on Food-Away-From-Home Expenditure of Filipinos during the Pandemic

Date

6-2024

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Economics

College

College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Jefferson A. Arapoc

Committee Member

Ma. Janda Ira Felina M. Benedictos, Gideon P. Carnaje, Maria Angeles O. Catelo

Abstract

This study analyzed the Impacts of Mobility Restrictions on the Food-Away-From-Home Expenditure of Filipinos during the Pandemic. Using a Tobit regression model with robust standard errors to address heteroskedasticity, the analysis incorporates several socioeconomic variables from the Family Income and Expenditure Survey Data (FIES) 2021 - such as income per capita, communication expenses per capita, household size, and urban. Household head characteristics were also factored in such as the age, sex, marriage status, education, and employment. The dependent variable - Food away from home expenditure per Capita, is censored at zero, which reflects households with no expenditure during the lockdowns.

The results revealed that mobility restrictions, represented by the intensity and duration of lockdowns, significantly affected the food away from home expenditure wherein it increased the FAFH expenditure of Filipino households. Other variables such as the sociodemographic and economic variables have also significant effects on the FAFH expenditure. Interestingly, the only insignificant variable in the model was the marital status of the household head. The findings emphasize the substantial effect of mobility constraints on customer behavior and underline the importance of specific regulatory actions to help the food service industry amid pandemic-related disruptions.

Language

English

LC Subject

Consumption (Economics)

Location

UPLB College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2024 E2 E87

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