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Todd Morris

@toddmorris.bsky.social

Assistant Professor in Economics at the University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia). Research in applied micro (public and labor) with admin data. toddmorris.net

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Todd Morris @toddmorris.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Why did lockdowns have a persistent effect on WFH? - Employers appear to downsize office space & are more willing to offer WFH options - Workers appear to invest in home offices and move further from city centers. These adjustments have locked in WFH habits.

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Todd Morris @toddmorris.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Hybrid work is especially sticky. Fully remote work is less persistent, but partial WFH remains common — especially in NSW and Victoria. The stronger the lockdown, the greater and more persistent the WFH shift.

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Todd Morris @toddmorris.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

We analyse data from the HILDA Survey — a nationally representative longitudinal panel — focusing on the 50% of workers with office jobs (those most able to WFH). By 2023, workers in heavily locked-down states were still working from home 43% more (or an extra half a day p/w)

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Todd Morris @toddmorris.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

After an initial national lockdown, Australia saw big differences across states in lockdown duration. - Victoria: 206 extra lockdown days than control states - NSW: 90 extra days - ACT: 46 extra days We use this natural experiment to study long-run WFH effects.

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Todd Morris @toddmorris.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

🧵 New paper: How temporary COVID lockdowns permanently shifted work patterns in Australia 🇦🇺 A thread 👇 Link: drive.google.com/file/d/1KAf3...

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