Modern Management
Fully Remote New Hires Show 18% Drop in Productivity, Study Says
The paper adds to a growing body of research that points to productivity costs of working from home full-time.
The heated debate over the value of remote versus in-office work has found fresh ammunition with new research revealing lower productivity when working from home.
A study by economists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Los Angeles found that workers randomly assigned to work from home full-time are 18% less productive than those in the office.