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464. Will Work-from-Home Work Forever?

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Work From Home - What Did Bloom Find?

Before the pandemic, americans were commuting on average 54 minutes a day. People spent about 35 % of that saved commuting time on their primary jobs and about 60% on all non leisure activity such as housework and child care. Working from home raises productivity by 13%. So that's what one economist measured in productivity within one type of work at one firm in China.

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