TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Künn, Steffen
AU  - Seel, Christian
AU  - Zegners, Dainis
        TI  - Cognitive Performance in the Home Office - Evidence from Professional Chess
        PY  - 2020/Jul/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 13491
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp13491
        AB  - 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.
        KW  - chess
KW  - teleworking
KW  - productivity
KW  - COVID-19
        ER  -