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Research by SIEPR's Nick Bloom shows around 40% of American employees work from home at least part of the week. More via Bloomberg:
May 27, 2023
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According to SIEPR's resident hybrid work specialist Nick Bloom, employees value the ability to work from home as equivalent to an 8% pay raise. Read more in the Guardian.
May 23, 2023
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According to SIEPR's Erik Brynjolfsson, AI can be used to help humans do things that have never been done before. Learn more via The New York Times.
May 20, 2023
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Surprising insights from a global study on perceptions of gender norms
SIEPR鈥檚 Alessandra Voena and her co-authors find a rift between what people believe and what they think others believe about certain policies meant to empower women.
May 17, 2023
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SIEPR's Nick Bloom addresses the increase in remote workers shifting their time and money to the suburbs from city centers. More via CNN:
May 13, 2023
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Remote work is here to stay, but why are some remote jobs disappearing while others are in high demand? SIEPR's Nick Bloom weighs in via CNBC.
May 05, 2023
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Consultancies hired 鈥渁ggressively鈥 because of 鈥渁ll the restructuring work coming out from the pandemic, which is now ending, says SIEPR's Nick Bloom. More via CNN:
May 01, 2023
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鈥淚 don鈥檛 think the generative AI is going to replace workers, but workers who work with generative AI will replace those who don鈥檛,鈥 says SIEPR's Erik Brynjolfsson.
May 01, 2023
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Social (in)Security: Now's the time to act
Social Security鈥檚 clock is ticking. At the SIEPR Spring Policy Forum, top experts examined the program鈥檚 teetering finances and what happens next.
April 27, 2023
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A new look at immigrants鈥 outsize contribution to innovation in the US
SIEPR Senior Fellow Rebecca Diamond finds foreign-born inventors generate a disproportionate share of patents 鈥 and make their U.S.-born collaborators more productive.
April 14, 2023
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Remote workers have fueled a surge in weekday exercise, cosmetics and leisure 鈥 especially at the driving range, reports The New York Times. SIEPR's Nick Bloom is quoted.
March 16, 2023
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Embracing the economic beauty of aging
Birth rates are falling, and people are living longer. At the 2023 SIEPR Economic Summit, demographics experts discussed what this means for the economy 鈥 and for society.
March 09, 2023
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The future of tech: "The Industrial Revolution on steroids"
At the 2023 SIEPR Economic Summit, leading experts on technology and the workplace took a mostly optimistic view of what lies ahead.
March 09, 2023
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The Wall Street Journal quotes SIEPR's Nick Bloom on how fully remote workers make up about 13% of working Americans. A new search engine could help those 25M decide where to live.
February 13, 2023
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Research by SIEPR's Nick Bloom shows Manhattan workers are spending ~$12.4 billion less per year due to the work-from-home revolution, reports Bloomberg.
February 13, 2023
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A low-cost fix for tech鈥檚 diversity problem
As tech companies struggle to diversify their workforces, 乐鱼体育鈥檚 Susan Athey and Emil Palikot have designed an online program to accelerate the hiring of women and minorities.
February 09, 2023
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"Employees worrying about layoffs are now much more likely to come to the office on days they鈥檙e supposed to be in," SIEPR's Nick Bloom shared with BBC News.
February 07, 2023
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According to the latest work-from-home survey by SIEPR's Nick Bloom, 10% of workers report having a main job plus at least one other side gig. Read more on Bloomberg News.
February 06, 2023
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Top economic policy challenges for 2023
No crystal balls. No reading tea leaves. Just a research-based look ahead to some undoubtedly huge economic issues.
January 05, 2023
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SIEPR's Honigsberg urges lawmakers to reform corporate transparency
The faculty fellow went to Capitol Hill to tell lawmakers more should be done for the sake of investors.
December 14, 2022