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Will working from home eventually work? Revisiting survey evidence with an information experiment

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  • Magdalena Smyk

    (Group for Research in Applied Economics (GRAPE))

  • Lucas van der Velde

    (Group for Research in Applied Economics (GRAPE)
    Warsaw School Economics)

  • Joanna Tyrowicz

    (Group for Research in Applied Economics (GRAPE)
    University of Warsaw
    Institute of Labor Economics (IZA))

Abstract

We provide survey subjects with a mild information treatment about consequences of working from home (WFH) for productivity, life satisfaction and career prospects. With a spiking prevalence of WFH during the covid-19 pandemic, existing research utilizes stated preferences for WFH from surveys to argue that workers' preferences were permanently shifted. We put into empirical test the stability of stated preferences for WFH. We find robust treatment effects for stated preference for WFH, attitude towards WFH as well as self-assessed changes in productivity.

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  • Magdalena Smyk & Lucas van der Velde & Joanna Tyrowicz, 2022. "Will working from home eventually work? Revisiting survey evidence with an information experiment," GRAPE Working Papers 77, GRAPE Group for Research in Applied Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:fme:wpaper:77
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    Keywords

    work from home; online survey; information treatment;
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    JEL classification:

    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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