"This paper focuses on examining the impact of working from home on labor mar ket outcomes using an extension of the search and matching model. The objective is to address the data gap to (i) explain the increase in the share of remote workers following the COVID-19 crisis; (ii) investigate the effects of this shift on labor mar ket outcomes in two distinct areas; and (iii) assess the potential benefits of working from home in reducing inequalities between urban and rural regions. We show that although the Post-COVID economy suffers from the increase in commuting costs, both the decrease in the disutility in remote work and the increase in productivity of remoters offset this negative impact. We also show that when the disutility of re mote work is sufficiently low, it lowers unemployment and wage inequalities between the urban and rural areas. Finally, we analyze the welfare of unemployed workers and economic wealth. It highlights the benefits of reducing remote work disutility."

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