ajheAfrican Journal of Health EconomicsCoVolume 9 Issue 1MultidisciplinaryEnglishJune 2020NNY2020061Review & Research Impact of HIV/AIDS on labour productivity in Nigeria EnglishY3345Mohammed BelloMohammedEnglishNdoi.org/10.35202/AJHE.2020.913345Background: Undoubtedly, HIV/AIDS negatively affects labour productivity. The negative impact of HIV/AIDS on labour productivity arises from its adverse effect on health, experience level, and size of labour force. Labour productivity is adversely affected as the worsening HIV/AIDS epidemic shifts the age structure in favour of younger and less experienced workers. Thus, the paper examined the impact of HIV/AIDS on labour productivity in Nigeria using annual time series data for the period 1990 to 2018. Method: To determine the long-run and short-run dynamic relationships between the variables, an ARDL bound testing approach to cointegration was employed. Findings: The results revealed that there is a long-run relationship between HIV/AIDS and labour productivity in Nigeria. In the short-run, there is a negative but insignificant relationship between HIV/AIDS and labour productivity in Nigeria. A percentage increase in HIV/AIDS caused labour productivity to decrease by about 0.14% in the short-run. Conclusion: Therefore, the paper recommends that the government should ensure the sustainability of free Antiretroviral Therapy to People Living with HIV/AIDS. Also, the government should ensure that the Work Place Policies are adhered to protect the People Living with HIV/AIDS against any form of discrimination at the workplace.EnglishHIV/AIDS, Labour productivity, Nigeriahttps://ajhe.org.in/admin/abstract?id=8294References1619Akinsolu, A.O. (2004) “HIV/AIDS Scourge: Implications for Educational Plannersin Nigeria” International Journal of Educational Management (IJEM) Vol. 3. Bloom, D. E., Canning, D., and Jamison, D. T. (2004). 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