AEA Papers and Proceedings
ISSN 2574-0768 (Print) | ISSN 2574-0776 (Online)
Younger Firms and CEOs Allow More Work from Home
AEA Papers and Proceedings
(pp. 223–227)
Abstract
We establish three facts about work from home (WFH) in the United States. First, employees WFH more often at younger firms—almost twice as often at firms founded after 2015 than before 1990. Second, employees working under younger CEOs have higher levels of WFH. The average WFH rate is 1.4 days per week when the CEO is under 30, compared to 1.1 days when the CEO is 60 or older. Third, self-employed workers WFH more than twice as often as wage and salary employees. These facts highlight the importance of organizational and managerial practices for the prevalence of WFH.Citation
Aksoy, Cevat Giray, Jose Maria Barrero, Nicholas Bloom, Katelyn Cranney, Steven J. Davis, Mathias Dolls, and Pablo Zarate. 2026. "Younger Firms and CEOs Allow More Work from Home." AEA Papers and Proceedings 116: 223–227. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20261012Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D22 Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
- G34 Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Voting; Proxy Contests; Corporate Governance
- J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply
- J23 Labor Demand
- L25 Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope
- M54 Personnel Economics: Labor Management