The Welfare Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Analysis of the Philippine Labor Market Using the CGE-Microsimulation Approach

• Main Authors: Lubangco, Cymon Kayle, Tuaño, Philip Arnold P
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: cash transfer; computable general equilibrium; COVID-19 pandemic; microsimulation; poverty; Economics; Labor Economics; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/289; https://doi.org/10.1080/13547860.2024.2305323
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Global exogenous shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, challenge the capacities of economies to cushion their welfare impacts. Such shocks translate to macroeconomic slowdowns, labor market contraction, and decreases in income in many economies around the world. We take the case of the Philippines...