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

António Dias Da Silva, Dimitris Georgarakos and Marco Weißler

Economic Bulletin Boxes, 2023, vol. 1

Abstract: 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

Keywords: Consumer Expectations Survey (CES); Work from Home (WFH) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-02
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