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ArticleJournal of transport geography2021

Impact of COVID-19 on the number of days working from home and commuting travel: A cross-cultural comparison between Australia, South America and South Africa.

Camila Balbontin, David A Hensher, Matthew J Beck, Ricardo Giesen, Paul Basnak, Jose Agustin Vallejo-Borda, Christoffel Venter

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Article in Journal of transport geography, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Camila BalbontinInstitute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney, Australia.
David A HensherInstitute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney, Australia.
Matthew J BeckInstitute of Transport and Logistics Studies, University of Sydney, Australia.
Ricardo GiesenBRT+ Centre of Excellence, Department of Transport Engineering and Logistics, Civil Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.
Paul BasnakBRT+ Centre of Excellence, Department of Transport Engineering and Logistics, Civil Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.
Jose Agustin Vallejo-BordaBRT+ Centre of Excellence, Department of Transport Engineering and Logistics, Civil Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile.
Christoffel VenterDepartment of Civil Engineering/Centre for Transport Development, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we go about our daily lives in ways that are unlikely to return to the pre-COVID-19 levels. A key feature of the COVID-19 era is likely to be a rethink of the way we work and the implications on commuting activity. Working from home (WFH) has been the 'new normal' during the period of lockdown, except for essential services that require commuting. In recognition of the new normal as represented by an increasing amount of WFH, this paper develops a model to identify the incidence of WFH and what impact this could have on the number of weekly commuting trips. Using data collected in eight countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and South Africa), we developed a Poisson regression model for the number of days individuals worked from home during the pandemic. Simulated scenarios quantify the impact of the different variables on the probability of WFH by country. The findings provide a reference point as we continue to undertake similar analysis at different points through time during the pandemic and after when restrictions are effectively removed.

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AustraliaCOVID-19Cross-cultural comparisonsPoisson regressionSouth AfricaSouth AmericaWorking from home

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PMID34493910
PMCPMC8413364

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