Assessing the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic and Education on Labor Productivity in the Philippines

Date

1-2025

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Economics

College

College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Adviser/Committee Chair

U-Primo E. Rodriguez

Committee Member

Gideon P. Carnaje, Ma. Angeles O. Catelo

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic raised concerns over labor productivity and learning poverty in the Philippines. This study analyzed the effects of the pandemic and education on workforce productivity in the Philippines using a descriptive analysis and econometric techniques.

Analyzing data for 17 regions from 2005 to 2022, this study found that the National Capital Region (NCR) consistently had the highest workforce productivity while Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) recorded the lowest. Looking into the educational composition of their labor force reveals an improvement in the quality of labor. By 2022, not only did the number of educated workers increase, but the share of workers with secondary and tertiary qualifications also rose. The econometric analysis revealed that secondary education is the only level of education that has a statistically significant effect on labor productivity. It also found the surprising result that the COVID-19 pandemic had a positive impact on labor productivity.

Language

English

LC Subject

Labor productivity, Education, COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2023

Location

UPLB College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2025 E2 L56

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