Asymmetries in the feasibility of working from home
Estimates and implications in times of quarantine.
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https://doi.org/10.24215/18521649e015Keywords:
telework, employment, quarantine, covid, inequalityAbstract
In this paper we assess the feasibility of remote work in Argentina, by combining data on occupation characteristics from O*NET with employment information from the EPH. Occupations less compatible with telework are characterized by a higher proportion of informal and self-employed workers, with lower levels of education, skills and wages. Using a simple income simulation, we estimate that the short-term negative effects of measures of mandatory isolation are greater in the lower-income strata, which implies a significant increase in poverty and income inequality.
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