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Does removing the constraints of time and place of work increase the utility of workers and firms? We design a … randomized experiment on a sample of workers in a large Italian company: workers are randomly divided into a treated group that …
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This paper presents a novel model of promotion within the firm which sheds new light on the interplay between working hours and the odds of subsequent promotion. The model's key feature is the coexistence of two different sources of asymmetric information: (i) the worker's cost of long working...
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gender gap among full-time working parents, using the American Time Use Survey for the years 2003-2019. Our analysis reveals …
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practices in the workplace, including long working hours, low uptake of statutory leave, and presenteeism. We illustrate the … policies, flexible work arrangements, and gender equality. …
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Does removing the constraints of time and place of work increase the utility of workers and firms? We design a … randomized experiment on a sample of workers in a large Italian company: workers are randomly divided into a treated group that …
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Amidst the rise of remote work, we ask: what are the effects of proximity to coworkers? We find being near coworkers has tradeoffs: proximity increases long-run human capital development at the expense of short-term output. We study software engineers at a Fortune 500 firm, whose main campus has...
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We examine changes in the gender gap in working from home (WFH) in response to the unanticipated first wave of the … COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from the American Time Use Survey, we find a non-negligible widening of the gender gap with … WFH being more prevalent among women than among men. Respondents' job traits played a significant role in the gender gap …
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