Data and Code for: The Impact of COVID-19 on Workers’ Expectations and Preferences for Remote Work

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Yuting Chen, Boston University; Patricia Cortés, Questrom School of Business, Boston University and NBER; Gizem Koşar, Microeconomic Studies, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Jessica Pan, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore; Basit Zafar, Department of Economics, University of Michigan and NBER

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Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary We study how COVID-19 affected the prevalence, expectations, and attitudes toward remote work using specially designed surveys. The incidence of remote work remains higher than prepandemic levels and both men and women expect this to persist post-pandemic. Workers also report increased preference for remote work as a result of the pandemic. These changes are strongly correlated with individuals’ exposure to the pandemic induced work-from-home shock, indicating that experience with remote work during the pandemic likely shaped expectations and preferences toward WFH. The magnitude of the effects on preferences and expectations are similar across gender, marital status, and presence of children.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms COVID-19 ; Remote Work; Survey
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply


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