How has remote work changed the way we live and work? And what's here to stay? In the first episode of Econ To Go, Neale Mahoney sits down with Stanford economist Nick Bloom, one of the world's leading experts on work-from-home, to unpack how the pandemic reshaped work almost overnight. From productivity and profitability to housing, health, and the future of cities, this conversation looks past the headlines to what the data actually tells us about the new world of work.

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24 February 2026

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Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7LCjClddrc

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