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Title:

Effects of COVID-19 on Telework and Commuting Behavior: Evidence from 3?Years of Panel Data

Accession Number:

01844968

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/03611981

Abstract:

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced employers and employees to re-evaluate their attitudes toward telecommuting. This induced a change in the sheer number of people who have started to work from home (WFH). While previous studies highlight differences between telecommuters based on their level of telecommuting experience, these effects have not been studied in detail. This may limit the evaluation of implications for post-pandemic times and the transferability of models and predictions based on data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study expands on previous findings by comparing the characteristics and behavior of those who have started to telecommute during the pandemic and those who had already telecommuted before. Furthermore, this study addresses the uncertainty that exists about whether the findings of studies conducted before the pandemic—for example about sociodemographic characteristics of telecommuters—still hold true, or if the pandemic induced a shift in telecommuters’ profiles. Telecommuters show differences when considering their previous experience in WFH. The results of this study suggest that the transition induced by the pandemic was more drastic for new telecommuters compared with experienced telecommuters. The COVID-19 pandemic had an effect on how household configurations are considered in the choice to WFH. With decreased access to child care resulting from school closings, people with children in the household were more likely to choose to telecommute during the pandemic. Also, while people living alone are generally less likely to choose to WFH, this effect was reduced as a result of the pandemic.

Supplemental Notes:

Anna Reiffer https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1764-0154© National Academy of Sciences: Transportation Research Board 2022.

Language:

English

Authors:

Reiffer, Anna

ORCID 0000-0003-1764-0154

Magdolen, Miriam

ORCID 0000-0003-0452-2474

Ecke, Lisa

ORCID 0000-0002-7626-3777

Vortisch, Peter

ORCID 0000-0003-1647-2435

Pagination:

pp 478-493

Publication Date:

2023-4

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Volume: 2677
Issue Number: 4
Publisher: Sage Publications, Incorporated
ISSN: 0361-1981
EISSN: 2169-4052
Serial URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/trr

Media Type:

Web

Features:

References (52)

Subject Areas:

Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Security and Emergencies

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

May 8 2022 3:01PM