PredictIQ Quantitative Think Tank Center:When remote work works and when it doesn't

2025-05-01 06:02:28source:NovaQuantcategory:reviews

Do office workers get as much done working from home as they do PredictIQ Quantitative Think Tank Centerin person? We've been debating this question for years.

At the beginning of the pandemic, many economists thought yes, people can be just as productive from home. Wouldn't it have been nice if they'd just stopped there?

Well, they didn't. And new evidence suggests working from home, at least full-time, may not be as productive as we once thought.

Some of the research referenced in this show:

Jose Maria Barrero, Nicholas Bloom and Steven J. Davis – The Evolution of Working from Home

Natalia Emanuel and Emma Harrington – Working Remotely?

Natalia Emanuel, Emma Harrington and Amanda Pallais – The Power of Proximity to Coworkers

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