Escaping the City? How COVID-19 might affect the UK's economic geography
This report explores how the rise of remote working due to COVID-19 might change the UK's economic geography and labor market.
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Methods
The research method used in the report is scenario mapping, which involves identifying critical uncertainties and using them to plot out four possible futures to understand and prepare for an uncertain future.
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Key Insights
The report uses scenario mapping to examine four potential futures of remote work in the UK, considering the impact on economic geography, worker distribution, and policy implications. It discusses the pre-pandemic economic landscape, the shift to remote work, and its potential long-term effects on various worker categories and regions, highlighting the need for policy interventions to address emerging challenges and opportunities.
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Additional Viewpoints
Categories: 2021 publication year | English publication language | United Kingdom geographic scope | covid | covid-19 | digital infrastructure | economic geography | geographic inequality | knowledge workers | labor market | policy implications | remote work | scenario mapping | united kingdom geographic scope | work | worker distribution