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Teleworker Performance in the COVID-19 Era in  Japan

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  • Toshihiro Okubo

    (Faculty of Economics Keio University 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-8345, Japan and Nippon Institute for Research Advancement 34F, 4-20-3 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-6034, Japan)

  • Atsushi Inoue

    (Nippon Institute for Research Advancement 34F, 4-20-3 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-6034, Japan)

  • Kozue Sekijima

    (Nippon Institute for Research Advancement 34F, 4-20-3 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-6034, Japan)

Abstract

This paper investigates teleworker efficiency in Japan in the COVID-19 era by using unique survey data on telework. Many Japanese workers started teleworking during the pandemic and found both benefits as well as impediments. Overall, we find that telework experience and the work environment (e.g., having clearly specified tasks and a flexible working system), changes in work–life balance (e.g., working time), and good mental health improves teleworker efficiency.

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  • Toshihiro Okubo & Atsushi Inoue & Kozue Sekijima, 2021. "Teleworker Performance in the COVID-19 Era in  Japan," Asian Economic Papers, MIT Press, vol. 20(2), pages 175-192, Summer.
    • Handle: RePEc:tpr:asiaec:v:20:y:2021:i:2:p:175-192
    DOI: 10.1162/asep_a_00807
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    1. Okubo, Toshihiro, 2022. "Traveling and eating out during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Go To campaign policies in Japan," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 64(C).
    2. de la Torre-Ruiz, José Manuel & Ferrón-Vílchez, Vera, 2024. "Determinants of managerial perceptions of the impact of telework: The effect of information communication technology support, trust, and frequency of communication," Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Elsevier, vol. 203(C).
    3. Mihail Busu & Attila Gyorgy, 2021. "The Mediating Role of the Ability to Adapt to Teleworking to Increase the Organizational Performance," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 23(58), pages 654-654, August.
    4. Okubo, Toshihiro, 2022. "Telework in the spread of COVID-19," Information Economics and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).
    5. Masayuki Morikawa, 2024. "Productivity dynamics of work from home: Firm-level evidence from Japan," Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Springer, vol. 34(2), pages 465-487, April.
    6. MORIKAWA Masayuki, 2022. "Productivity Dynamics of Work from Home since the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a panel of firm surveys," Discussion papers 22061, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    7. Syed Abdul Rehman Khan & Danish Iqbal Godil & Munaza Bibi & Zhang Yu & Syed Muhammad Ahsan Rizvi, 2021. "The Economic and Social Impact of Teleworking in Romania: Present Practices and Post Pandemic Developments," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 23(58), pages 787-787, August.

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