IEB Report

Cities

La COVID-19, el teletrabajo y el futuro de las ciudades

IEB Report 1/2021: COVID-19, Working from Home and the Future of Cities

Cities are a human invention that facilitate interaction between people. Urban life makes us more productive, because it enables us to learn things from each other and specialise in more specific tasks. More recently, cities have also become places where people want to live, so that they may enjoy a wider range of experiences and services, in the fields of culture and gastronomy, to cite just two examples. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has removed these advantages that were part and parcel of urban life, albeit on a temporary and partial basis.