About
We, the Institute of transport planning and systems (IVT) at ETH Zurich and our project partners want to understand
- Who has access to home office and what determines the number of days an individual works from home?
- Is there a connection between home office frequency and mobility tools owned?
- What are the consequences of home office on transport demand?
To answer these question, we will employ a mix of methods. Three survey instruments have been designed in order to understand individual circumstances and decision making. With help of the collected data, statistical models can be estimated predicting the probability of an individual working from home on any given day. Further, the models tell us something about the connection between home office frequency and preferences for mobility tool ownership. We then can leverage the models in our multi-agent transport simulator MATSim, which allows us to comment on transport demand implications.
Research
Below is a curated list of conference contributions, journal papers, and other reports.
Multimodality in the Swiss New Normal
Poster presented at the Center for Sustainable Future Mobility kick-off event
Contributions of can, may and want to the home office frequency decision
Paper to be presented at the hEART conference 2023
To consider or not to consider? An endogenous choice set formation approach to model the home office frequency decision
Presentation slides for STRC 2023
Home office frequency and mobility tool ownership choices
Poster presented at the Center for Sustainable Future Mobility annual meeting
Home office and mobility tool ownership: SP design and modeling ideas
15th workshop on discrete choice models
Frequently Asked Questions
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Who is invited to take part in the study?
Individuals have been randomly selected from the sample register of the Federal Statistical Office FSO. The legal basis is Article 13c Paragraph 2 of the Statistical Survey Regulation (SR 431.012.1). The sample reflects the composition of the German-speaking part of Switzerland.
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I've been invited to participate but my job does not allow for home office. Should I fill in the survey anyways?
Yes, please! It is pivotal for us to understand who has access to home office.
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I've been invited but would not like to take part. What should I do?
Please follow the survey link and check the box stating, that you would not like to participate. Alternatively, you can unsubscribe from our study.
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How many surveys do I need to complete?
In the first survey you provide us with some basic information about you and your familiy situation, your residential environment, your job and home office situation as well as mobility behavior. This allows us to decide, whether or not you are eligible for survey two and three. Only the individuals who potentially could shift part of their job to remote are invited for the subsequent parts.
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Where can I learn about the study results?
Once conference or journal contributions are available, we will post them here on this site.
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Where can I learn about data privacy?
We treat your data strictly confidential and will anonymize the data. Please find further information under our privacy policy.
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Can I get access to the data?
The data can only be shared for research purposes and in anonymized form. If you wish to get access you and all involved researchers have to sign an NDA. Please get in contact with us.
Contact
Location:
Institute for Transport Planning and Systems (IVT) ETH Zurich, HIL F 51.2 Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5 8093 Zurich
Email:
snn@ethz.ch