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Measuring the telework potential of jobs: evidence from the International Standard Classification of Occupations

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  • Ian Nicole A. Generalao

    (University of the Philippines)

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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has triggered and accelerated the shift of firms and businesses to adopt flexible alternative work arrangements such as teleworking or working from home (WFH) set-ups. To effectively transition to the ‘new normal’ of work, this paper measures the telework potential of jobs or the degree to which a job can be feasibly done at home or offsite. Using the task-based framework, this paper constructs continuous ‘teleworkability’ indices by implementing a classification process of the occupational tasks listed in the International Standard Classification of Occupations 2008 (ISCO-08) and based on the telework indicators in the literature. The correlates of these indices are estimated. Also, the indices are applied to Philippine occupations. The primary contribution of this paper is the set of ‘teleworkability’ indices for all 427 occupations (4-digit ISCO) to describe the telework potential of jobs in countries which pattern their local occupational codes to ISCO-08.

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  • Ian Nicole A. Generalao, 2021. "Measuring the telework potential of jobs: evidence from the International Standard Classification of Occupations," Philippine Review of Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics and Philippine Economic Society, vol. 58(1 and 2), pages 92-127, June and .
    • Handle: RePEc:phs:prejrn:v:58:y:2021:i:1and2:p:92-127
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    Keywords

    telework; work arrangements; tasks; occupations; labor market;
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    JEL classification:

    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J20 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - General

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