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Cognitive Performance in the Home Office - Evidence from Professional Chess
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Steffen Künn, Christian Seel, Dainis Zegners
(July 2020)
Abstract:
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.
Text: See Discussion Paper No. 13491 
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