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Mariana Viollaz

CEDLAS-FCE-UNLP, Argentina, and IZA, Germany

IZA World of Labor is a way of informing both society and decision‐makers in labor‐related questions. I’m thrilled to be part of a project that intends to allow science to play a full part in the political debate

IZA World of Labor role

Author

Current position

Senior Researcher at Centro de Estudios Distributivos, Laborales y Sociales (CEDLAS) Argentina

Research interest

Labor, development, gender economics

Website

https://sites.google.com/view/marianaviollaz/home

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Consultant to the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and United Nations

Qualifications

PhD in Economics, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Argentina, 2014

Selected publications

  • “Automation in Latin America: Are women at higher risk of losing their jobs?” Technological Forecasting and Social Change 175 (2022) (with M. Bustelo, P. Egaña del Sol, L. Ripani, and N. Soler).

  • “Does the internet reduce gender gaps? The case of Jordan.” Journal of Development Studies 58:3 (2022): 436–453 (with H.J. Winkler),.

  • “Who on earth can work from home?” World Bank Research Observer 36:1 (2021): 67–100 (with D. Garrote Sanchez, N. Gomez Parra, C. Ozden, B. Rijkers, and H. Winkler).

  • “Intra-household exposure to labor market risk in the time of Covid-19: Lessons from Mexico.” Review of Economics of the Household 19 (2021): 327–351 (with C. Peluffo).

  • “ICT adoption in micro and small firms: Can internet access improve labor productivity?” Development Policy Review 37 (2019): 692–715.

article(s)

  • Does working from home work in developing countries?

    Infrastructure constraints are major obstacles for working from home in developing countries

    Mariana Viollaz, December 2022
    Work-from-home possibilities are lower in developing than in developed countries. Within countries, not all workers have equal chances of transitioning from the usual workplace to work-from-home. Moreover, infrastructure limitations and lack of access to certain services can limit the chances of effectively working from home. Having a home-based job can affect, positively or negatively, work–life balance, levels of job satisfaction and stress, and productivity. The differential chances of working from home may end up increasing the levels of income inequality between workers who can and those who cannot work from home.
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