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Revolution in Progress? The Rise of Remote Work in the UK

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  • Draca, Mirko

    (University of Warwick, Department of Economics)

  • Duchini, Emma

    (University of Essex, Department of Economics)

  • Rathelot, Roland

    (Institut Polytechnique de Paris)

  • Turrell, Arthur

    (Office for National Statistics)

  • Vattuone, Giulia

    (University of Warwick)

Abstract

The pandemic was accompanied by a wave of adoption of remote work practices. This paper uses online job vacancy data to study how UK firms have adopted remote work. Overall, remote work increased by 300%. Our analysis finds little evidence that occupations have fundamentally changed to better accommodate remote work tasks, nor evidence of changes in the occupational composition of jobs. We find that the overall increase in remote working is driven by the increasing use of remote work at the firm level, especially among firms that were less likely to use remote work before the pandemic. This is consistent with changes in organisational practices or updated information about the viability of large-scale remote working. JEL codes: J23 ; J32.

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  • Draca, Mirko & Duchini, Emma & Rathelot, Roland & Turrell, Arthur & Vattuone, Giulia, 2022. "Revolution in Progress? The Rise of Remote Work in the UK," The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) 1408, University of Warwick, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:wrk:warwec:1408
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    1. Hansen, Stephen & Lambert, Peter John & Bloom, Nicholas & Davis, Steven J. & Sadun, Raffaella & Taska, Bledi, 2023. "Remote Work across Jobs, Companies, and Space," IZA Discussion Papers 15980, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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    Keywords

    vacancies ; remote working ; pandemic;
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    JEL classification:

    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • J32 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Nonwage Labor Costs and Benefits; Retirement Plans; Private Pensions

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