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The new geography of remote jobs in Europe

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  • Davide Luca
  • Cem Özgüzel
  • Zhiwu Wei

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The paper maps the diffusion of working from home across 30 European countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. We summarise the determinants of remote working and show that its uptake was lower than in the United States, and substantially uneven across/within countries, with most remote jobs concentrated in cities and capital regions. We then apply a variance decomposition procedure to investigate whether the uneven distribution of remote jobs can be attributed to individual or territorial factors. Results underscore the importance of composition effects as, compared with intermediate-density and rural areas, cities hosted more workers in occupations/sectors more amenable to working remotely.

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  • Davide Luca & Cem Özgüzel & Zhiwu Wei, 2025. "The new geography of remote jobs in Europe," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 59(1), pages 2352526-235, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:regstd:v:59:y:2025:i:1:p:2352526
    DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2024.2352526
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