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What the recovery from the Great Recession reveals about post-pandemic work and cities
Since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, there has been ongoing debate about the future of cities in a post-pandemic world, particularly...
Some economists and journalists paint gloomy pictures, predicting that many service jobs will not survive this economic downturn, while others remain optimistic about cities’ role in a post…
- Joanne Kim and Tracy Hadden Loh
- Brookings
Most of these predictions are based on migration trends (across and within regions) and the possibility of permanent remote work.
So, are physical workplaces obsolete now?
Has the pandemic structurally changed how and where we work?
The answer is no—at…