Work
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Four tips to make the most of hybrid work
SIEPR's Nick Bloom highlights the multiple benefits of a hybrid work system. Read the Reuters piece here.
August 27, 2024
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How much cash would it take for you to quit your job?
Financial Times cites a new working paper from SIEPR's Luigi Pistaferri, surveying Europeans' willingness to quit their jobs or stop looking for a new job.
July 04, 2024
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Working at Home Helped Whip Inflation
It boosted productivity and restrained wage growth, writes SIEPR's Steven Davis for The Wall Street Journal. But now the Fed has to finish the job.
June 19, 2024
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Hybrid work is a “win-win-win” for companies, workers, study finds
In a study published in Nature, SIEPR's Nick Bloom finds employees who work from home two days a week are just as productive, likely to get promoted, and far less prone to quit.
June 12, 2024
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Daniel Ho, Muriel Niederle elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
SIEPR senior fellows Daniel Ho and Muriel Niederle join a distinguished group of members who are recognized for excellence and leadership in work that advances the common good.
April 26, 2024
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One-Third of Employees Nap During Work Hours, a New Study Finds. Good for Them
Four years into the post-pandemic experiment with remote work, a full quarter of American workdays are now done from home, according to SIEPR's Nick Bloom.
April 08, 2024
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Economic Report of the President draws on work of SIEPR scholars
President Biden’s assessment of the nation’s economic health and groundwork for what’s next relies heavily on academic research, including the work of several SIEPR scholars.
April 03, 2024
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A closer look at company productivity: Work-from-home and automation
Is work from home a productivity boom or bust? CNBC reports on research from SIEPR Senior Fellow Steven Davis.
March 22, 2024
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What groups need affirmative action?
Research from SIEPR Senior Fellow Ran Abramitzky analyzing the economic trajectory of immigrants to the United States is featured in "The Morning" from The New York Times.
March 15, 2024
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The government has a workforce crisis. One of its best-kept secrets can fix it.
A new op-ed by SIEPR's Daniel Ho and Anne Joseph O’Connell discusses the federal government's workforce crisis and how to fix it. Read more in The Washington Post.
March 12, 2024
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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang: The incredible future of AI
The CEO of chipmaking titan Nvidia took center stage at the 2024 SIEPR Economic Summit to discuss his company’s stratospheric rise and what the future holds for AI and for humans.
March 07, 2024
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Neale Mahoney named director of SIEPR
Mahoney aims to continue the institute’s impact by connecting its scholars and their research with state, national and global policymakers.
March 01, 2024
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SIEPR's Goda joins Newsom's economic advisory council
Gopi Shah Goda is the newest member of the administration's Council of Economic Advisors
February 15, 2024
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Public pensions are mixing risky investments with unrealistic predictions
Research by SIEPR Senior Fellow Joshua Rauh on U.S. pension plans raises questions about their managers’ financial optimism.
February 05, 2024
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Nicholas Bloom elected vice president of the American Economic Association
SIEPR’s Nicholas Bloom will serve as co-vice president of the AEA in 2024.
January 31, 2024
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7 economic trends to watch in 2024
Policymakers have their work cut out for them this election year.
January 05, 2024
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Generative AI boost can boost productivity without replacing workers
In the first large-scale study of a ChatGPT-like assistant in the workplace, SIEPR’s Erik Brynjolfsson finds it can benefit less experienced employees — and make customers happier.
December 14, 2023
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Expert on work, economic uncertainty named SIEPR senior fellow
Steven Davis comes to SIEPR with a track record of working closely with economic policymakers.
November 01, 2023
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The Five-Day Office Week Is Dead
Working from home is here to stay. I can prove it with data — lots and lots of data, writes SIEPR's Nick Bloom in a new op-ed for The New York Times.
October 16, 2023
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Does working from home damage productivity? Just look at the data.
Does working from home work? SIEPR's Nick Bloom weighs in via a new op-ed published by The Hill.
September 29, 2023