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Dave Cook, PhD Candidate in Anthropology, UCL

Remote working: how a surge in digital nomads is pricing out local communities around the world

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For eight years I have studied digital nomadism, the millenial trend for working remotely from anywhere around the world. I am often asked if it is driving gentrification.

Before COVID upended the way we work, I would usually tell journalists that the numbers were too small for a definitive answer. Most digital nomads were travelling and working illegally on tourist visas. It was a niche phenomenon.

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