@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp19042,
            	author={Habimana, Olivier and Muhawenayo, Jacqueline and Heshmati, Almas},
            	title={COVID-19, Remote Work and Labor-Market Inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Lessons for the Future},
            	year={2026},
	month={Oct},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={19042},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp19042},
	abstract={This systematic review examines the relationship between COVID-19, remote work and labor-market inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using a structured review of empirical studies and reports, the paper synthesizes evidence on unequal access to remote work, labor-market outcomes and their distributional consequences across workers and households. The findings show that the ability to work remotely was highly unevenly distributed. Workers with higher education, higher socioeconomic status, formal employment and occupations compatible with digital work were more likely to have access to remote work, while informal, low-skilled and contact-intensive workers faced greater constraints. These differences were reinforced by unequal access to digital infrastructure, reliable electricity, devices and suitable home-working conditions. The pandemic generated substantial and heterogeneous employment, earnings and income losses. Overall, the review shows that remote work functioned as an unequally distributed form of labor-market resilience, reflecting and potentially reinforcing existing inequalities.},
	keywords={COVID-19;labor-market inequalities;remote work;Sub Saharan Africa},
            }