America's productivity boom may have an unlikely hero: working from home

A Stanford economist says remote work may be powering America's productivity surge. Maxim Konankov/NurPhoto via Getty Images A Stanford professor said working from home may be driving America's productivity boom. Nicholas Bloom said remote work boosts focus, entrepreneurship, and labor participation. As CEOs push RTO mandates, new productivity data strengthens the case for WFH, he said. America has been experiencing a productivity boom for the past five years, and economists are debating wh...