Teletrabajo y bienestar de los trabajadores en Finlandia

Soler, Víctor (2025): Teletrabajo y bienestar de los trabajadores en Finlandia.

Abstract

This study analyzes the influence of various factors on the probability of being a teleworker, experiencing depression, maintaining a satisfactory work–family balance, and the overall well-being of Finnish workers. The analysis is based on data from the 2021 European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS) and uses cross-sectional models. Specifically, probit models are estimated for discrete dependent variables and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) models for continuous dependent variables. These models aim to explain individuals’ choices between two possible alternatives, coded as 1 and 0, according to a set of exogenous variables. The results show that the probability of being a teleworker is mainly determined by having higher education and being male. In the case of depression, the most relevant factors are living in a rural area and having a partial teleworking arrangement. Regarding work–family balance, full telework and university education significantly increase the likelihood of reporting a good work–life balance. Finally, workers’ well-being is primarily determined by age (in logarithms) and by being young, suggesting a non-linear relationship between age and well-being.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Telework and Workers’ Well-Being in Finland
• Language: Spanish
• Keywords: telework; depression; work-life balance; home-work conflict; Probit; Finland.
• Subjects: J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J28 - Safety ; Job Satisfaction ; Related Public Policy; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J31 - Wage Level and Structure ; Wage Differentials; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O52 - Europe

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