Working from Home and Commuting: Heterogeneity over Time, Space, and Occupations

Duco de Vos, Maarten van Ham, Evert Meijers

Research output: Working paper/PreprintDiscussion paper

118 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

Teleworking may increase the willingness to accept a longer commute. This paper presents new evidence of the effect of teleworking on the length of commutes. We use novel panel data from the Netherlands, for the years 2008-2018, and find stronger effects compared to studies that use older data. Between 2008 and 2018 however, the effect was remarkably stable: workers that started teleworking increased their commutes by 12 percent on average. We analyse heterogeneity in the effect of teleworking on commuting across
different levels of urbanization and across occupations. This study stresses the effects of teleworking on the geographical scale of labour markets, and provides important inputs for policymakers that aim to promote teleworking.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationBonn
PublisherForschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Number of pages21
Publication statusPublished - Aug 2019

Publication series

NameIZA Discussion Paper No. 12578

Keywords

  • telecommuting
  • commuting time
  • information technology
  • fixed effects

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Working from Home and Commuting: Heterogeneity over Time, Space, and Occupations'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this