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Who on Earth Can Work from Home?

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dc.contributor.authorGarrote Sánchez, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorGomez Parra, Nicolas
dc.contributor.authorOzden, Caglar
dc.contributor.authorRijkers, Bob
dc.contributor.authorViollaz, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorWinkler, Hernan
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-19T16:24:11Z
dc.date.available2023-07-19T16:24:11Z
dc.date.issued2021-03-03
dc.description.abstractThis paper reviews the emerging literature on which jobs can be performed from home and presents new estimates of the prevalence of such jobs based on the task content of occupations, their technology requirements and the availability of internet access by country and income groupings. Globally, one of every five jobs can be performed from home. In low-income countries, this ratio drops to one of every 26 jobs. Failing to account for internet access yields upward biased estimates of the resilience of poor countries, lagging regions, and poor workers. Since better paid workers are more likely to be able to work from home, COVID-19 is likely to exacerbate inequality, especially in richer countries where better paid and educated workers are insulated from the shock. The overall labor market burden of COVID-19 is bound to be larger in poor countries, where only a small share of workers can work from home and social protection systems are weaker. Across the globe, young, poorly educated workers and those on temporary contracts are least likely to be able to work from home and more vulnerable to the labor market shocks from COVID-19.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40039
dc.identifier.issn0257-3032 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1564-6971 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40039
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherPublished by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Research Observer
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectWORKING FROM HOME
dc.subjectTELECOMMUTING
dc.subjectINTERNET ACCESS
dc.titleWho on Earth Can Work from Home?en
dc.typeJournal Article
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://academic.oup.com/wbro/article/36/1/67/6158069 Journal website (version of record)
okr.crossref.titleWho on Earth Can Work from Home?
okr.date.disclosure2023-07-19
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Journal Article
okr.identifier.doi10.1093/wbro/lkab002
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40039
okr.journal.nbpages67-100
okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.geographicalWorld
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Standards
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Information Technology
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Poverty Reduction & ICT
okr.volume36 (1)
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