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Title: How Many Jobs Can be Done at Home?

Author(s): Jonathan Dingel and Brent Neiman

Publication Date: April 2020

Keyword(s): remote work and telecommuting

Programme Area(s): International Trade and Regional Economics and Labour Economics

Abstract: Evaluating the economic impact of "social distancing" measures taken to arrest the spread of COVID-19 raises a fundamental question about the modern economy: How many jobs can be performed at home? We classify the feasibility of working at home for all occupations and merge this classification with occupational employment counts for the United States. Our classification implies that 37 percent of U.S. jobs can plausibly be performed at home.

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Dingel, J and Neiman, B. 2020. 'How Many Jobs Can be Done at Home?'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=14584