The new geography of remote jobs in Europe

Davide Luca, Cem Özgüzel and Zhiwu Wei

Regional Studies, 2025, vol. 59, issue 1, 2352526

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2024.2352526

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