Telecommuting
We build a quantitative spatial model in which some workers can substitute on-site effort with work done from home. We quantify our framework to match the distribution of jobs and residents across 4,502 U.S. locations. Then we simulate permanent increases in the attractiveness and productivity of telework that lead to greater adoption of hybrid and fully remote work. Broader access to jobs reduces wage inequality across residential locations, and heralds a partial reversal in the spatial concentration of talent and spending power known as the ``Great Divergence.''.
Revise and Resubmit at Review of Economic Studies
Media: LA Times, Skift, Fast Company, Wallethub
Revise and Resubmit at Review of Economic Studies
Media: LA Times, Skift, Fast Company, Wallethub
We use a quantitative model to explore the impact of increased remote work on the location of jobs and residents, real estate prices, and traffic congestion in the Los Angeles metro area.
Journal of Urban Economics
Media: LA Times, Time Magazine, USC Tommy Talks, USC Marshall News, Academic Times, Fast Company
Journal of Urban Economics
Media: LA Times, Time Magazine, USC Tommy Talks, USC Marshall News, Academic Times, Fast Company
We compile a data set of birth and death rates for 186 countries spanning more than 250 years. We document that (i) a demographic transition has been completed or is ongoing in nearly every country; (ii) the speed of transition has increased over time; and (iii) having more neighbors that have started the transition is associated with a higher probability of a country beginning its own transition. To account for these observations, we build a quantitative model in which parents choose child quantity and educational quality.
Media: The Economist, El Confidencial, The Public Discourse, Penn’s Exchange
Media: The Economist, El Confidencial, The Public Discourse, Penn’s Exchange
