Who can work from home? Evidence from Mexico

Authors

  • Luis Monroy-Gómez-Franco Graduate Center of the City University of New York

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24201/ee.v36i1.413

Keywords:

COVID-19, ocupaciones, distribución, México

Abstract

Using the data from the National Survey on Occupation and Employment (Encuesta Nacional de Ocupaci´on y Empleo, ENOE) and following the methodology proposed by Dingel and Neiman (2020), I identify that only 20% of those employed are in occupations that can be performed remotely from the workplace. I also identify that these occupations are located at the right tail of the income distribution per hour worked. In regional terms, these occupations are situated in the Center and North parts of the country, which are the regions with higher incomes.

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Published

2021-01-14

How to Cite

Monroy-Gómez-Franco, L. (2021). Who can work from home? Evidence from Mexico. Estudios Económicos De El Colegio De México, 36(1), 89–113. https://doi.org/10.24201/ee.v36i1.413

Issue

71-vol. 36, no. 1, january-june, 2021, Special issue on the Mexican economy

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Articles