How Working Remotely May Improve Lives and Cities

If the trend of remote work persists, how is it likely to affect workers’ quality of life, the profitability of firms, and the economic geography of cities and suburbs?

Urban economist Matthew Kahn argues that remote work presents especially valuable opportunities for flexibility and equity in the lives of women, minorities, and young people, and even for those whose jobs do not allow them to work from home. Pew Researcher Kim Parker shares the latest data on how Americans feel about working from home and about their employers.

Participants:

Matthew Kahn, USC Dornsife Provost Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences. Author of Going Remote: How the Flexible Work Economy Can Improve Our Lives and Our Cities

Kim Parker, Pew Research Director, Social Trends Research. Co-author of the research report COVID-19 Pandemic Continues to Reshape Work in America.

Moderator: Kyla Thomas, sociologist, USC Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research

The USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences is the academic core of the University of Southern California, located in the heart of Los Angeles. Learn more: https://dornsife.usc.edu/

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