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How has working from home impacted productivity? This UK survey has answers

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Over half of people in the UK are working from home. Image: Unsplash/lukasbieri

Shivani Taneja
Research Fellow, School of Economics, University of Nottingham
Paul Mizen
Professor of Monetary Economics and Director, The Centre for Finance, Credit and Macroeconomics
Nicholas Bloom
Professor of Economics , Stanford University
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Over half the respondents said that they have worked from home. Image: VoxEU
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Over 70% of respondents have said they would like to have at least one paid workday at home each week. Image: VoxEU
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The majority of respondents said that their perception of working from home has improved. Image: VoxEU
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Almost half of respondents said their productivity was about the same when working from home. Image: VoxEU
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The majority of respondents feel positive about the prospect of working from home after COVID-19. Image: VoxEU
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Only 19% of respondents would be comfortable with a complete return to pre-COVID activities, Image: VoxEU
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