Relationship between Health, Education and Labour Productivity in South Asia

Aqsa Mehmood; Hafiz Muhammad Abubakar Siddique; Romila Qamar

doi:10.59926/jodprp.vol06/03

Authors

Aqsa Mehmood Department of Business and Commerce, GIFT University, Gujranwala, Pakistan
Hafiz Muhammad Abubakar Siddique Department of Business and Commerce, GIFT University, Gujranwala, Pakistan
Romila Qamar Knowledge and Research Support Services, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59926/jodprp.vol06/03

Keywords:

Undernourishment, Education, Labour Productivity, GMM

Abstract

This study aims to assess the relationship between health, education, and labour productivity for five South Asian countries over 1991-2019 by applying the Ordinary Least Square (OLS), Fixed Effects (FE) model, Random Effects (RE) model, and the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The study confirms that health and education are increasing factors of labour productivity. The empirical results showed that health, measured by prevalence of undernourishment, education, and physical capital, is helpful in enhancing productivity of labour, while increasing the number of workers is inversely related to labour productivity. The study recommends that South Asian countries should focus on the improvement of health facilities and educational institutes to boost the efficiency of their labour force which can lead to economic growth.

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Author Biographies

Aqsa Mehmood, Department of Business and Commerce, GIFT University, Gujranwala, Pakistan

Hafiz Muhammad Abubakar Siddique, Department of Business and Commerce, GIFT University, Gujranwala, Pakistan

Romila Qamar, Knowledge and Research Support Services, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

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