Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/307179 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17355
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We here exploit an exogenous shift in working conditions for public-sector workers in Italy to establish the causal effect of a return-to-office (RTO) mandate on worker health and well-being. In nine waves of quarterly panel data we first find a significant fall in teleworking for those affected by the RTO mandate, who also spend more time outdoors, work fewer hours, and interact less with relatives and friends. The net effect of these lifestyle changes on a battery of health and well-being measures following the return to office work is insignificant. The place of work post-pandemic has neither positive nor negative health implications.
Subjects: 
return to office
working from home
health
well-being
JEL: 
I18
I31
J88
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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