Are Slow Internet Connections Limiting Home Working Opportunities?

The Shifting Expectations for Work from Home

“…Workers with faster internet connections on average reported working from home a larger fraction of the time. Consistent with this result, McArthur and Hong (2022) find that faster internet connections are associated with an increase in the frequency of working from home and a decrease in traveling for work. In addition, Andreason and others (2020) suggest that areas without fast internet connections will likely fall further behind in terms of overall growth given the propensity for remote work accelerated by the pandemic.…”

“Quantifying the implications of behavioral changes induced by digitalization on energy transition: A systematic review of methodological approaches”

“…ICT technology allows people to relocate their work activities to different places than the offices (working from home, co-working in a different location). Surveys' results [61][62][63][64][65][66][67] indicated that teleworking allows households to reduce the number of trips and miles traveled compared to those who do not perform teleworking (changed practice effect). Additionally, time saved due to a reduction in commuting can be reused by households (time rebound effect) to perform other activities (working, leisure time, shopping, and household tasks) [61,68].…”