Awards Received: AREUEA Hoyt Dissertation Honorable Mention (2024)
Grants Received: Russell Sage Foundation Dissertation Research
Media Coverage: Cardinal News, Business Insider
Presented at: 2021 Wisconsin Economics Association Conference, 2022 MEA Annual Conference, 2022 WEAI Conference, 2022 UEA North American Meeting, 2022 SMU-Jinan Conference on Urban and Regional Economics, LERA@ASSA 2023 Meeting, UEA Summer School 2023, SITE 2023, 2023 Remote Work Conference, 2023 UEA North American Meeting, 2023 KAEA Job Market Conference, 2023 SEA, 2024 ASSA-AREUEA, 2024 AREUEA National Conference, 2024 Yonsei Young Economist Workshop, SOLE 2024, DSE 2024, Chicago Fed Urban Economics Workshop, 2025 KWEN-ASSA
Abstract: This paper studies how an influx of high-skilled remote workers impacts local residents in destination cities through remote worker relocation programs. Using the Tulsa Remote program, I provide evidence that while remote workers' arrival does not alter local residents' residential or workplace locations, it has offsetting effects on local employment across different sectors. Through a spatial equilibrium model, I find that policies to attract remote workers can enhance local residents' average welfare without necessarily transferring welfare from local residents to landowners. However, this outcome relies on the availability of vacant housing, the expectation of program growth among local businesses and landowners, and the program's funding source.
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