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Cell Phone Data Suggest Persistent Differences in Work from Home by Income, Race, and Education during the Pandemic

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Social-distancing policies to combat the spread of COVID-19 led to an initial spike in work from home. We use high-frequency cell phone geolocation data to assess how work from home has evolved since then. We show that work from home declined as restrictions eased but remains above pre-pandemic levels. In addition, we find that differences across income, race, and education in work from home that emerged with the pandemic persist a year later.

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  • Nida Çakır Melek & Sungil Kim, 2021. "Cell Phone Data Suggest Persistent Differences in Work from Home by Income, Race, and Education during the Pandemic," Economic Bulletin, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, issue March 31,, pages 1-4, March.
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    Keywords

    Work from home; COVID-19; Pandemic; Cell Phone; Mobile Phone; Telework;
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    JEL classification:

    • I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
    • J21 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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