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Cognitive Performance in Remote Work: Evidence from Professional Chess

Author(s) -

Steffen Künn,

Christian Seel,

Dainis Zēgners

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

the economic journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.683

H-Index - 160

eISSN - 1468-0297

pISSN - 0013-0133

DOI - 10.1093/ej/ueab094

Subject(s) - exploit , embodied cognition , adaptation (eye) , cognition , work (physics) , quality (philosophy) , cognitive psychology , computer science , psychology , face (sociological concept) , covid-19 , applied psychology , artificial intelligence , computer security , engineering , sociology , medicine , mechanical engineering , social science , philosophy , disease , epistemology , pathology , neuroscience , infectious disease (medical specialty)

During the COVID-19 pandemic, traditional (offline) chess tournaments were prohibited and instead held online. We exploit this unique setting to assess the impact of remote work policies on the cognitive performance of individuals. Using the artificial intelligence embodied in a powerful chess engine to assess the quality of chess moves and associated errors, we find a statistically and economically significant decrease in performance when an individual competes remotely versus offline in a face-to-face setting. The effect size decreases over time, suggesting an adaptation to the new remote setting.

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