Impact of Teleworkability on Employment During Covid-19 Pandemic

This study examines the impact of telework availability on employment during the pandemic using data from the Economically Active Population Survey in South Korea from 2019 to 2020. It applied a difference-in-differences method to analyze the difference in the probability of employment by the degree of telecommuting availability before and after the pandemic. We found that the availability of telecommuting positively impacted employment, with a more significant impact as the pandemic worsened. Further analysis by gender revealed that the availability of telecommuting had no impact on employment for men, whereas it positively impacted employment for women.