A groundbreaking study conducted from May 2020 through March 2021 shows the positive effects of widespread shifts to remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study, which the University of Chicago and the Mexico Autonomous Institute of Technology conducted jointly, found work-from-home productivity superior to in-office productivity. The study comprised 30,000 participants ages 20 to 64 who had annual salaries of at least $20,000 in 2019.

Among the study’s participants, 40% found their work-from-home productivity greater than their in-person productivity. Participants who fared better working from home found their productivity increased by an average of 7%. Additionally, 60% of participants were more productive at home than expected.

The study’s authors used these results to determine the potential impacts on the entire U.S. workforce. They found that up to a 5% national increase in productivity could be possible with increasing rates of remote work.

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