How has the pandemic changed the labor market?
Chicago Booth’s Marianne Bertrand, Steven J. Davis, and Matthew J. Notowidigdo discuss the impact of COVID-19, and policies created to counter it, on the US workforce.
Without commutes, how are Americans spending their extra time?
Nonleisure activities eat up the bulk of time saved by working from home.
Inventors are eyeing your home office
The lockdowns triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic set off a significant shift in new patent applications toward technologies that support working remotely.
Deeply divided elections cloud economic policy
Close, polarized contests help dial up economic policy uncertainty.
Businesses say their travel expenditures won’t return to pre-COVID-19 levels
Survey results suggest long-term changes to business travel.