Younger Firms and CEOs Allow More Work from Home

American Economic Association, 2026

Authors: Cevat Giray Aksoy, Jose Maria Barrero, Nicholas Bloom, Katelyn Cranney, Steven J. Davis, Mathias Dolls, Pablo Zarate

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.

Read full article in American Economic Association, Volume 116.