@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp17917, author={Aksoy, Cevat Giray and Bloom, Nicholas and Davis, Steven J. and Marino, Victoria and Özgüzel, Cem}, title={Remote Work, Employee Mix, and Performance}, year={2025}, month={May}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={17917}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17917}, abstract={We study the shift to fully remote work at a large call center in Turkey, highlighting three findings. First, fully remote work increased the share of women, including married women, rural and smaller-town residents. By accessing groups with traditionally lower labor-force participation the firm was able to increase its share of graduate employees by 14% without raising wages. Second, workforce productivity rose by 10%, reflecting shorter call durations for remote employees. This was facilitated by a quieter home working environment, avoiding the background noise in the office. Third, fully remote employees with initial in-person training saw the higher long-run remote productivity and lower attrition rates. This underscores the advantages of initial in-person onboarding for fully remote employees.}, keywords={productivity;workforce mix;remote jobs;work from home}, }