With increased focus on diversity in the workplace during the past decade, employers have sought to promote equity and inclusion in their hiring practices.
At the same time, the incidence of remote work has skyrocketed since the COVID-19 pandemic, as workers’ preferences and expectations have shifted to include remote work.
Recent economic research has shed some light on the link between remote work and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and the results reveal tradeoffs for both.
This Labor & Employment Literature Watch is the second in a three-part series reviewing recent economic research on remote and hybrid work. Each part concludes with tips for employers to consider when developing policy for work settings, and also reflects how employees responded across a variety of work environments.
