Eminent Speaker Series: Prof. Nick Bloom - ONLINE ONLY
Date
From: Thursday May 14, 2026, 12:00 pm
To: Thursday May 14, 2026, 1:00 pm
Join us for this timely webinar as Stanford University's Professor Nick Bloom explores the future of working from home in conversation with Dr Todd Morris, University of Queensland.
Abstract
This presentation will discuss how working from home has fared post-pandemic and what the future is. Using US and international data the presentation will show how hybrid working has become common post-pandemic for managers and professionals. The main motivation for this is cutting space and retention costs for business, improving overall profitability. Finally, the talk will discuss the longer-run impact of rising WFH on cities, fertility and leisure including golf.
About our Speaker
Nicholas (Nick) Bloom is the William Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University, a Senior Fellow of SIEPR, and the Co-Director of the Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research focuses on management practices and uncertainty. He previously worked at the UK Treasury and McKinsey & Company.
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the recipient of the Alfred Sloan Fellowship, the Bernacer Prize, the European Investment Bank Prize, the Frisch Medal, the Kauffman Medal and a National Science Foundation Career Award. He has a BA from Cambridge, an MPhil from Oxford, and a PhD from University College London.
On the personal side he is English, living with his Scottish wife and American kids on Stanford campus, in a multi-lingual English household.
Information
When: Thursday 14 May 2026
Time: From 12.00pm until 1.00pm AEST (check the time where you are)
Where: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free of Charge for members / $10 for non-members - remember to login prior to avoid the non-member fee.
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