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Working from home during COVID-19: flash in the pan or wave of the future?

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: We examine who can work from home during the pandemic and whether this behavior will persist post-pandemic by conducting two representative online surveys in New Jersey. Results suggest those with higher educational attainment, higher incomes, and prior experience working at home are likelier to do so in the future. Pandemic skeptics were less likely to increase working from home during the pandemic or to desire doing so in the future. Nearly half of respondents indicate a desire to work more at home post-pandemic. Implications for transportation systems and economic activity will be of concern to policy makers and planners.

Source: Journal of Policy Studies

DOI: 10.52372/jps.e671

Authors: Hannah Younes, Robert B. Noland, Evan Iacobucci, Wenwen Zhang

Institutions: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Missouri State University

Language: English

Topic: Work-Family Balance Challenges

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4406252999

FWCI: 1.465

Cites: 36

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10