a column by Marta Angelici (University Milan Bicocca, Italy) and Paola Profeta (Bocconi University, Milan, Italy) for VOX: CEPR’s Policy Portal
The outbreak of coronavirus has led to a huge increase in ‘smart working’ across the world, but little is known about the economic effects of this mode of working.
This column uses an experiment with workers in a large, traditional company in the multi-utility sector in Italy to show that the introduction of smart working can have a positive effect on productivity, well-being and work-life balance. By removing the rigidity related to particular hours of work, it may contribute to reducing gender gaps in the labour market.
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smart_working, telecommuting, flexible_working,
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