New research finds that fully remote workers are less productive than their in-office counterparts

• A new study looks at the productivity of remote workers versus those in-office.
• It showed that productivity dropped by 18% among a group of workers randomly assigned to WFH. 
• More employers are pushing for workers to return to the office in a hybrid role or full-time.

New research shows that people who work from home could be less efficient than their in-office equivalents. 

A study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) found that the productivity of workers randomly assigned to work from home was 18% lower than those in the office.