Nick Bloom

Nick Bloom appears in Would you trust an economist with your economy? as the Stanford University economist studying the advantages and disadvantages of working from home. The source presents his work as evidence that workplace policy cannot be answered by one executive instinct or one universal remote-work slogan.

Bloom’s evidence is segmented by job type: the episode says some jobs work better in person, many fit hybrid arrangements, and some, such as call centers, can be better remote. His trust-repair lesson is not only “more data”; he also says persuasion requires listening, taking concerns seriously, and avoiding contempt for people who disagree.

Connections

• Stanford University - institutional affiliation named in the source.
• Work From Home Evidence - main concept grounded by his research.
• Amazon - company mentioned in the return-to-office discussion.
• Expert Trust Repair and Economist Trust Crisis - trust and persuasion branch opened by the episode.