Work from Home before and after the COVID-19 Outbreak

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bilk, Alexander; Blandin, Adam; Mertens, Karel
• 署名单位: Federal Reserve System - USA; Federal Reserve Bank - St. Louis; Centre for Economic Policy Research - UK; Vanderbilt University; Federal Reserve System - USA; Federal Reserve Bank - Dallas
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-MACROECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1945-7707
• DOI: 10.1257/mac.20210061
• 发表日期: 2023
• 页码: 1-39
• 关键词: gender-differences; reallocation; DYNAMICS

摘要

Based on novel survey data, we document a persistent rise in work from home (WFH) over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Using theory and direct survey evidence, we argue that three-quar-ters of this increase reflects the adoption of new work arrangements that will likely be permanent for many workers. A quantitative model matched to survey data predicts that twice as many workers will WFH full-time postpandemic compared to prepandemic, and that one in every five instead of seven workdays will be WFH. These model predictions are consistent with survey evidence on workers' own expectations about WFH in the future. (JEL I12, I18, J22, M54)