High-paying factory jobs in the 1940s were an engine of egalitarian economic growth for a generation. Are there alternate forms of work organization that deliver similar benefits for frontline workers? Work organization varies by type of complexity and degree of employer control. Technical and...

This paper suggests that remote work increases employers’ demand for skills and qualifications. By reducing face-to-face interaction and synchronous communication, remote work increases the difficulty of training employees on the job. At the same time, it expands the labor pool by enabling...