Article in Journal

Working from Home Around the World

Cevat Giray Aksoy, Jose Maria Barrero, Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davis, Mathias Dolls, Pablo Zarate
CESifo, Munich, 2022

EconPol Forum 23 (6), 38-41
  • Most workers were favorably surprised by their productivity in work from home (WFH) mode during the pandemic.
  • Employer plans for WFH levels after the pandemic rise strongly with these individual-level productivity surprises.
  • Planned WFH levels also rise with the cumulative stringency of government-mandated lockdowns during the pandemic.
  • Employees value the option to WFH 2-3 days per week at 5 percent of pay, on average, with higher valuations for women, people with children, highly-educated workers, and those with longer commutes.