Filippo Boeri (@fboeri) — Bluesky Profile

1 month ago

Graph shows a large short-term negative effect of WFH adoption on both labour productivity and total factor productivity growth during 2020. However, by 2021 and 2022, the estimated average effect becomes statistically indistinguishable from zero.

Work from home is now a permanent feature of how firms organise production, yet its effects on productivity remain unclear. Using new data covering all remote workers in Italy, this column shows that the COVID-19 pandemic-driven shift to work from home initially reduced productivity, but these losses disappeared as firms adapted. Larger and digitally prepared firms weathered the transition better, while firms with highly qualified workers achieved productivity gains over time. Overall, the productivity effects of work from home depend on complementary investments in digital technologies, organisational capacity, and skills.

@fboeri.bsky.social, R Crescenzi, & @daviderigo.bsky.social use data from Italy to show that the pandemic-driven shift to work from home initially reduced productivity, but these losses disappeared as firms adapted. Larger & digitally prepared firms adapted better.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
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3 months ago

The paper examines the short-run effects of expanded high-speed internet access on student achievement, showing how the broadband rollout in Italy affected performance and widened educational disparities.

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3 months ago

High‐Speed Broadband and Educational Achievements This study sheds new light on the short-run effects of access to high-speed internet on educational disparities. By following three million students belonging to six different cohorts over the period...

Happy to see my paper out in the Journal of Regional Science. Thanks to everyone who contributed feedback along the way.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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4 months ago

WFH policy shouldn’t be one-size-fits-all: outcomes differ across occupations and depends on firms’ digital and organisational strength.

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4 months ago

Key takeaways from our research:
- WFH can hinder productivity in coordination-heavy firms, but strong management and digital capacity can turn it into an advantage.
- Remote work is expanding local labour markets, opening new opportunities for everyone and potentially narrowing gender gaps.

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4 months ago

Delighted to see our research cited in the @hlhomeworking.parliament.uk report “Is Working from Home Working?”.
Proud to contribute evidence on #WFH, productivity, and inclusion — full report below 👇
Grateful to the LSE and @cityeconomics.bsky.social for supporting this work!

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4 months ago

We’re delighted to host Prof. Giacomo Calzolari (European University Institute) in our external seminar series this week:

“Transparency and Competition for Influence”
📍 DLG03, Rhind Building
📅 Wednesday, 29 October 2025, 2:30–3:45 pm

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5 months ago

We’re delighted to host Prof. Sonia Bhalotra (University of Warwick) in our external seminar series next week:

“Firm responses to legislation on workplace sexual harassment”
📍 D220, Rhind Building
📅 Wednesday, 1 Oct 2025, 2:30–3:45 pm

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6 months ago

With the start of the new academic year, the Department of Economics is pleased to welcome five new faculty members: Filippo Boeri (@fboeri.bsky.social); Loren Fryxell (@lorenfryxell.bsky.social); Ran Gu; Caroline Liqui-Lung; Itzhak Rasooly. We’re delighted to have them join us!

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