Do vocational graduates have the resilience to face a pandemic? Evidence during indonesia covid-19 pandemic
Anas Tania Januari, Muhammad Salahudin Al Ayyubi, Muhammad Kholisul Imam

STAI Mahad Aly Al Hikam
Universitas Brawijaya
Politeknik Negeri Malang

Abstract

During the pandemic, the imposition of restrictions on community activities gave a shock to business activity and the labor market. A pandemic has made business people adapt to better master digital technology at work. They are required to be ready to work from home. On the other hand, workers with vocational graduates have better resilience due to better capacity in technological adoption. Thus, the main focus of this study is to understand the effect of implementing work from home on workers^ income, especially vocational graduates. The change in work patterns during the pandemic is thought to cause productivity changes that impact income. Based on these facts, this study aims to analyze the impact of implementing work-from-home policies on workers^ income, especially vocational graduates, during the pandemic. The estimation method applied in this research is multinominal logit. The data is sourced from the 2020 Indonesian National Labor Force Survey (SAKERNAS). SAKERNAS is cross-sectional data on several indicators such as limited demographics, education, and the economy. The results show that workers with vocational graduates in companies that implement work-from-home policies tend to experience a decreased income. Specifically, the application of digitalization has not been able to help workers maintain their household income levels. This study also found several socio-demographic characteristics that influenced the increase in worker resilience during the pandemic: youth status, training experience, living in urban areas, and marital status. In addition, this study also explores sectoral-based income changes. The results show that the construction, trade, transportation sectors are the sectors most affected by the pandemic. The decline in income due to the work-from-home policy is closely related to the business sector. The impact of implementing work from home between business fields is relatively different.

Keywords: Income, sakernas, multinominal logit, work-from-home

Topic: Economics