Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/250488 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14827
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This chapter reviews the evidence on the relationship between telework and households' time allocation, drawing heavily on the empirical evidence from time diary data, and discusses the implications of telework for workers' productivity, wages, labor force participation, and well-being. Telework results in significant time savings for workers, as they reduce time on commuting and grooming activities by over one hour on telework days. This time is reallocated to household and leisure activities, but differentially for men and women. Men spend most of their time windfall on leisure activities; however, fathers also increase time on primary child care. Women, on the other hand, increase their household production. Children and parents benefit because they spend more time together; however, average full-time workers spend more time alone when they telework.
Subjects: 
work-life balance
alternative work arrangements
home-based work
commuting
telecommuting
telework
working from home
time use
productivity
well-being
wages
JEL: 
J22
J31
D13
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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