Working from home increases work–home distances

IF 4.8 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Journal of Urban Economics Pub Date : 2026-03-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-22 DOI:10.1016/j.jue.2026.103832

Sena Coskun , Wolfgang Dauth , Hermann Gartner , Michael Stops , Enzo Weber

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Abstract

This paper examines how the increased acceptance of working from home during and after the Covid-19 pandemic shapes how labor market and locality choices interact. We combine large administrative data on employment biographies in Germany and a new working from home potential indicator based on comprehensive data on working conditions across occupations. We find that, in the wake of the pandemic, the distance between workplace and residence has increased more strongly for workers in occupations that can be done from home: The association of working from home potential and work–home distance increased significantly since 2021 as compared to a stable pattern before. The effect is much larger for new jobs, suggesting that people match to jobs with high working from home potential that are further away than before the pandemic. Most of this effect stems from jobs in big cities, which indicates that working from home alleviates constraints by tight housing markets. We find no significant evidence that commuting patterns changed more strongly for women than for men.

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在家工作增加了工作与家庭的距离

本文探讨了在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间和之后，人们对在家工作的接受程度不断提高，如何影响劳动力市场和地方选择的相互作用。我们结合了德国就业履历的大量行政数据，以及一个基于各职业工作条件综合数据的新的在家工作潜力指标。我们发现，在大流行之后，对于那些可以在家工作的职业的工人来说，工作场所和住所之间的距离增加得更大：与之前的稳定模式相比，自2021年以来，在家工作潜力和工作与家庭距离的关联显著增加。这种影响对新工作的影响要大得多，这表明人们适合在家工作的可能性高的工作，这些工作比疫情前更远。这种影响主要来自大城市的就业，这表明在家工作缓解了住房市场紧张的限制。我们没有发现明显的证据表明女性通勤模式的变化比男性更强烈。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Urban Economics provides a focal point for the publication of research papers in the rapidly expanding field of urban economics. It publishes papers of great scholarly merit on a wide range of topics and employing a wide range of approaches to urban economics. The Journal welcomes papers that are theoretical or empirical, positive or normative. Although the Journal is not intended to be multidisciplinary, papers by noneconomists are welcome if they are of interest to economists. Brief Notes are also published if they lie within the purview of the Journal and if they contain new information, comment on published work, or new theoretical suggestions.