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Nick Bloom

Nick Bloom

Professor

Appears in 2 stories

Born: 1973 (age 53 years), London, United Kingdom
Education: University College London (1996–2001), University of Cambridge, and University of Oxford
Books: Work-life Balance, Management Practices and Productivity
Academic advisors: John Van Reenen and Richard Blundell
Awards: Guggenheim Fellowship (2020), Germán Bernácer Prize (2012), Frisch Medal (2010), and more
Affiliation: Stanford University
Research interests: Economics, Labor economics, Macroeconomics, and more

Notable Quotes

"National data show a clear post-2020 surge in productivity growth exactly when work from home ramped up." — Nicholas Bloom

"This is hardly surprising, as being able to work from home one or two days a week makes childcare easier." — to Newsweek, 2025

Stories

America's productivity rate doubles to 2% as economists debate the cause

New Capabilities

Leading academic voice arguing remote work, not AI, explains the productivity gains

For most of the 2010s, American workers produced about 1% more output per hour each year. Since the third quarter of 2022, that figure has roughly doubled. The Federal Reserve confirmed this week that the 2% annual pace has now held for nearly four years.

Updated Yesterday

Remote work emerges as unexpected driver of higher birth rates

New Capabilities

Leading researcher on remote work and fertility

The United States has been having fewer babies every year since 2007. Recessions make it worse. So when the worst economic shock in decades hit in 2020, demographers expected another steep drop. Instead, something unusual happened: births to American-born mothers rose by 71,000 in 2021, the first reversal in over a decade. A team of economists from Northwestern, Princeton, and the University of California, Los Angeles traced the increase to a single variable—whether a woman's job could be done from home.

Updated Mar 6