Work-from-home and cities
An elementary spatial model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21463680 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jan K Brueckner (0000-0001-9580-1924, University of California, Irvine, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 111 |
| Pages | 104086 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Regional Science and Urban Economics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0166-0462 • E-ISSN: 1879-2308 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2025.104086 |
| OpenAlex | W4406741668 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 15 |
This paper analyzes the urban impacts of hybrid WFH in the simplest possible model, relying on Leontief utility and production functions and other simplifying assumptions. The analysis shows that introduction of WFH raises both the wage and household land consumption (raising worker utility) while shrinking the size of the business district and reducing business land rent. When WFH requires home work space, the city’s overall spatial size increases, with residential rents rising in the suburbs while falling near the center. The decline in business rent and the rotation of the residential rent contour match empirical evidence showing that WFH reduces office-building values and flattens the residential rent gradient. • This paper develops an elementary urban spatial model where residents work from home part of the time. • The model contrasts with existing models in the literature, which are highly complex. • Simplicity is achieved by the use of Leontief utility and CBD-production functions. • The model’s predictions match some empirical evidence on the effects of WFH
Economic geography · Geography · Sociology · Engineering · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
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| Citations per year | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |