Todd Morris @toddmorris.bsky.social · 20/06/2025We find little evidence that health concerns or COVID infection rates explain the persistence. Instead, habits, investments, and institutional changes result in a durable shift in behavior. 000
Todd Morris @toddmorris.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Why 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. 100
Todd Morris @toddmorris.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Hybrid 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. 100
Todd Morris @toddmorris.bsky.social · 20/06/2025We 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) 100
Todd Morris @toddmorris.bsky.social · 20/06/2025After 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. 100
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... 121
Reposted by Todd MorrisJohn P de New 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇪🇺 @denewjohn.bsky.social · 10/11/2023Hey all, please be aware the super productive Todd Morris is now on #EconSky. @toddmorris.bsky.social 041