Using individual fixed-effects models, we find strong positive relationships between partners’ decisions to work from home that are consistent with prior research showing that partners arrange their work schedules to maximize their time together.
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Using #ATUS time diaries, we show that on #WFH days, fathers ⬆️ time with their partners, both fathers and mothers ⬆️ joint childcare, and fathers ⬆️ solo childcare. Thus, #WFH may have positive implications for marital stability and child development.
We find that own and partner work location arrangements matter for weekly hours worked. For example, men switching to remote from onsite is associated with their working ⬇️ hours unless their partners switch to hybrid from onsite.
Men and women switching to hybrid from onsite is associated with ⬆️ hours regardless of where their partners work. At the couple-level, both partners switching to hybrid is associated with a 5.4% ⬆️ in joint hours.
Results also suggest that hybrid, but not fully remote, work for women has the potential to improve women’s position in the labor market if there is a wage premium for working long hours and working long hours increases the likelihood of a promotion.
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