Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/280662 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
AEI Economics Working Paper No. 2023-01
Publisher: 
American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Washington, DC
Abstract: 
Is the COVID-19 driven surge in remote work temporary or permanent? To assess how the geography of work may evolve, we analyze the pre-pandemic status quo. Casual theorizing might suggest that workers with teleworkable jobs in the pre-pandemic era were more likely to live in the less dense, peripheral neighborhoods in their metropolitan area. Instead, we find that, for neighborhoods of almost all incomes, those with a greater share of teleworkable jobs were likely to be relatively high-density. Potential explanations include the complementarity of reduced commuting time with urban amenities, and the complementarity of telework with social interactions outside the home.
Subjects: 
Agglomeration
Amenities
Cities
Commuting
Telework
Work
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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