An empirical evaluation of the effect of working from home on waste behaviors

Petyo Bonev (petyo.bonev@unisg.ch), Magnus Soederberg (magnus.soderberg@ratio.se) and Maria Unternährer

No 2210, Economics Working Paper Series from University of St. Gallen, School of Economics and Political Science

Abstract: We evaluate the effect of working from home on waste generated by individuals both at and away from their homes. To that end, we collect a unique dataset that matches administrative household-level waste data from Sweden with survey data on how many hours individuals work from home. A novel identification approach allows us to link waste generated away from home to the choice of location of work. Our results suggest that working from home reduces organic and residual waste by 20% and 12%, respectively.

Keywords: Environmental Policy; Working from home; Waste (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D12 O33 Q53 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2022-09
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