Will Working from Home Stick in Developing Economies?
IMF Working Papers, May 26, 2023
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- Authors: . Marina Conesa Martinez, Futoshi Narita, Chris Papageorgiou
- Published: May 26, 2023
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400244025.001
Key findings
- Shift to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic varies substantially across countries covered by the study.
- Increase in teleworking days per week ranges from 0.7 to 17.6 percentage points across 10 developing countries covered by an online survey.
- The online survey sampled about 500 respondents per country.
- An estimated income discount associated with telework disappeared temporarily at the onset of the pandemic.
- A calibrated model indicates that workers’ preferences to telework may largely depend on their educational attainments.
- Whether telework will sustain in these countries could depend on obstacles to telework, particularly for workers with less education, and a degree of economy-wide externality.
Data, methods, and scope
- Study based on an online survey covering 10 developing countries with about 500 respondents per country.
- Includes a calibrated model to assess preferences for telework across education levels.
- Publication length: 44 pages.
- Publication series: Working Paper No. 2023/112, Volume 2023, Issue 112.
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400244025.001
- ISBN: 9798400244025
- ISSN: 1018-5941
Thematic subjects and keywords
- Subject areas: COVID-19, Education, Health, Income, National accounts
- Keywords: COVID-19, employment status, Global, Income, income discount, income earner, Telework share, Telework situation
IMF Working Paper No. 2023/112 (May 26, 2023).
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