%0 Report
        %A Künn, Steffen
%A Seel, Christian
%A Zegners, Dainis
        %T Cognitive Performance in the Home Office - Evidence from Professional Chess
        %D 2020
        %8 2020 Jul
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 13491
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp13491
        %X During the recent COVID-19 pandemic, traditional (offline) chess tournaments were prohibited and instead held online. We exploit this as a unique setting to assess the impact of moving offline tasks online on the cognitive performance of individuals. We use the Artificial Intelligence embodied in a powerful chess engine to assess the quality of chess moves and associated errors. Using within-player comparisons, we find a statistically and economically significant decrease in performance when competing online compared to competing offline. Our results suggest that teleworking might have adverse effects on workers performing cognitive tasks.
        %K chess
%K teleworking
%K productivity
%K COVID-19