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464. Will Work-from-Home Work Forever?

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What Happened to the Productivity Levels of the Patent Examiners?

Chowdery and his co authors, cirus feruge and barbara larson, set about to analyze the data. We estimate a four point four % increase in productivity. The patent office did not adjust the income of the patent examiners based on where they chose to live. And that was clearly a benefit because real in wen dock.

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