Firms Expect Working from Home to Triple

Altig, David E.; Barrero, Jose Maria; Bloom, Nicholas; Davis, Steven J.; Meyer, Brent; Mihaylov, Emil; Parker, Nicholas B.

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Firms Expect Working from Home to Triple

Abstract: The coronavirus and efforts to mitigate its impact are having a transformative impact on many aspects of economic life, intensifying trends like shopping online rather than visiting brick-and-mortar stores and increasing the incidence of working from home. Indeed, many tech giants have already made working from home a permanent option for employees.

Keywords: Economics; Surveys; Employment; Labor Markets; Technology; COVID-19;