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How people want to work – preferences for remote work after the pandemic

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  • Da Silva, António Dias
  • Georgarakos, Dimitris
  • Weißler, Marco

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Work from home (WFH) patterns have changed substantially following the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and point to a persistently increased preference for remote work among workers. According to the ECB Consumer Expectations Survey (CES), over 60% of workers had never worked from home before the pandemic, a share that then dropped to below 40% in the months following its onset. Around two-thirds of workers would still like to work remotely at least one day a week after the COVID-19 pandemic ends. Workers’ WFH preferences are broadly aligned with the preferences they perceive their employers to have. However, if workers have WFH preferences that exceed those they perceive their employers to have, they are more likely to change jobs. Two key factors affecting workers’ WFH preferences are their occupations and commute times. JEL Classification: J2

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  • Da Silva, António Dias & Georgarakos, Dimitris & Weißler, Marco, 2023. "How people want to work – preferences for remote work after the pandemic," Economic Bulletin Boxes, European Central Bank, vol. 1.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecb:ecbbox:2023:0001:4
    Note: 686280
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    1. Anna Michalkiewicz & Marzena Syper-Jedrzejak, 2023. "Dealing With Pressure and Stress as a Social Competence of a Manager Developed in Distance Education," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(4), pages 119-130.

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    Keywords

    Consumer Expectations Survey (CES); Work from Home (WFH);

    JEL classification:

    • J2 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor

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