To raise productivity, let more employees work from home

An interview is presented with Nicholas Bloom, a professor of economics at Stanford University. Bloom discusses his research on the Chinese Internet travel agency Ctrip which found that telecommuting employees were both more productive and less likely to leave their jobs. He states that telecommuting saved Ctrip $1900 per employee in costs for the nine months of the survey. Bloom acknowledges his study involved call center employees, work that can be easily done at home