Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
Fall 2023
Keywords
Telework, Border Policy, Cascadia, Cross-Border, Economic Relationships, Mobility
Abstract
The COVID-19 Pandemic, supported by the rapid improvements in digital communication tools, has accelerated profound changes in how work is performed as millions worldwide started working remotely. Washington State and British Columbia were among the states/provinces with the highest percentage of people teleworking in the United States and Canada, respectively, mainly due to the developed industries of high technology, including the IT sector. However, as digital solutions allow for working from anywhere, they also boosted the rise of international virtual labor migration (cross-border telework), making labor mobility an even more diverse phenomenon. What remains an open question is whether telework enables a cross-border digital labor market and how work across borders transforms and alters cross-border economic linkages.
Sponsorship/Conference/Institution
University of Victoria
Recommended Citation
Jakubowski, Andrzej, "Teleworking Across the Border: Insights from Cascadia" (2023). Border Policy Research Institute Publications. 136.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/bpri_publications/136
Type
Text
Rights
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Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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