Dr. Nicholas Bloom: What Remote Work Reveals About Equity and Innovation

20 May 2025 • 20 min • EN
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Did you know that you are part of one of the most significant revolutions in the last 85 years? If you’re one of the 180-million Americans in the labor force, and at some point since the 2020 pandemic, you joined the ranks of work-from-home, you are historically revolutionary. Today, we sit down with Dr. Nicholas Bloom, economist and professor of economics at Stanford University. He's studied work-from-home habits for over 20 years—so long before covid-19—and now, his data is showing how the revolutionary shift that happened during the pandemic, is reverberating through society and affecting everything from sports and real estate to crime, taxes, and politics. Read the transcript of this episode  Subscribe to Stories of Impact wherever you listen to podcasts  Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky, and YouTube  Share your comments, questions and suggestions at info@storiesofimpact.org  Supported by Templeton World Charity Foundation

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