Sick of Working from Home

Bibliographic Data

ID9712802
AuthorsDominique Goux (Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques (INSEE) & Centre de Recherche en Economie et Statistique (CREST)), Éric Maurin (0000-0002-8721-3943, Paris School of Economics (PSE), Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), France & Institute of Labor Economics (IZA))
Year2025
Volume135
Issue672
Pages2549-2566
Publication date2025-10-21
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/ej/ueaf025
OpenAlexW4409151084
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited59

We explore the consequences of the development of home working for wages, hours worked and employee health in the post-COVID era. We base our research strategy on a French law passed in 2017 to encourage telework agreements between employers and employees. In the months following the law, many establishments signed telework agreements, and we show that this subsequently led to a much greater development of home working in these establishments after the epidemic shock in 2020. This increase was particularly significant in mid-level occupations, and was followed by a deterioration in the health of the employees concerned, particularly men

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