Telework and productivity: insights from an original survey

Using a unique dataset of approximately 1,400 French manufacturing firms, this study provides insights into their utilization of telework in 2019. Our findings reveal firms that engaged in telework benefit from a Total Factor Productivity substantially higher than those that did not. Additionally, w...

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Published inApplied economics letters Vol. 31; no. 19; pp. 2026 - 2029
Main Authors Bergeaud, Antonin, Cette, Gilbert, Drapala, Simon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 10.11.2024
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects
COVID
labour
Manufacturing
Polls & surveys
Productivity
Telecommuting
Telework
France
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Summary:Using a unique dataset of approximately 1,400 French manufacturing firms, this study provides insights into their utilization of telework in 2019. Our findings reveal firms that engaged in telework benefit from a Total Factor Productivity substantially higher than those that did not. Additionally, we uncover a non-linear relationship between the extent of telework usage and productivity. These descriptive results align with recent worker surveys and experiments, adding valuable and rich firm-level information to the ongoing conversation on teleworking and its potential impact on productivity.
ISSN:1350-4851
1466-4291
DOI:10.1080/13504851.2023.2209307