Future of Work

Does Working-from-Home Work for Diversity? Evidence from a Field Experiment

Awarded External Scholars

Andreas Leibbrandt

Monash University

Jeffrey Flory

Claremont McKenna College

Mallory Avery

University of Pittsburgh

Project Date:

July 2022

Award Amount:

$68,210

Summary

The shift to working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic could either foster or hinder workplace diversity efforts. Economists Andreas Leibbrandt, Jeffrey Flory, and Mallory Avery will examine how advertising a job that is a work-from-home position affects application rates by race. They will conduct a field experiment for their study.

Academic Discipline:

Economics

Research Priority

Future of Work