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Andrew Goldstein

Andrew Goldstein

Sep 21, 2026

9:51
published it.
9:52
Take it with a grain of salt.
9:56
One of the most prevalent studies I could find was from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and they have a publication called Beyond the Numbers.
10:03
And according to them, for every 1% increase in the number of people working at home, the total factor productivity, TFP, increased 0.08%.
10:16
Okay, is that really impactful? That's hard to say, but let's assume it's positive, okay? For the sake of the question, we'll assume that this is positive.
10:27
So you wonder why people like maybe Jamie Dimon and other CEOs are pushing for back to the office.
10:33
One, maybe they simply don't believe in these studies, okay? Two, they may think it's beneficial personally to be in the office.

8 MINS LATER

18:45
So do corporates need expensive office space when the workforce can work from home? Will cities decline if more companies give up office space in favour of work from home? What do you think, Andrew?

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