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Working from Home Increases Work-Home Distances

This IAB discussion paper examines how the labor market and the choice of place to live and work interact.

This paper examines how the shift towards working from home during and after the Covid-19 pandemic shapes the way how labor market and locality choices interact. For our analysis, 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.

IAB-Discussion Paper 6/2024: Working from Home Increases Work-Home Distances