Pandemic Preparedness and Response

Teleworking is not going anywhere - here's why

Teleworking is here to stay. Image: Annie Spratt/Unsplash

Pawel Adrjan

Head of EMEA Research, Indeed

Gabriele Ciminelli

Economist, OECD Economics Department

Chiara Criscuolo

Head of the Productivity and Business Dynamics Division in the Science Technology and Innovation Directorate, OECD

Peter Gal

Senior Economist and Project Manager of the Global Forum on Productivity, OECD

Alexandre Judes

Economist, Indeed Hiring Lab

Giuseppe Nicoletti

Head of Structural Policy Analysis, OECD Economics Department

Michael Koelle

Economist, OECD Economics Department

Timo Leidecker

Economist, OECD Economics Department

Francesco Losma

Consultant, OECD Global Forum on Productivity

Cyrille Schwellnus

Deputy Head of Division and Head of the Labour Market Workstream, OECD Economics Department

Tara M. Sinclair

Professor of economics, George Washington University

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Share of job postings advertising telework and government restrictions index.
Based on the Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker across countries Image: VoxEU

Effect of tightening and easing of pandemic restrictions on advertised telework at different time horizons.
Effects are estimated and reported separately for a tightening and easing of restrictions, in a unified model. Image: VoxEU

Advantages and disadvantages for managers and workers.
Advantages for firm performance (managers) and individual well-being (workers) Image: VoxEU
Advantages and disadvantages for managers and workers.
Disadvantages for firm performance (managers) and individual well-being (workers). Image: VoxEU

Planned and desired measures to be implemented in the future to maximize the benefits of telework
Data are from the OECD Global Forum on Productivity Survey among managers and workers. Image: VoxEU
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