Work from Home and Fertility

This study examines how realized and planned fertility are associated with work from home (WFH) arrangements. Using harmonized surveys across 38 economies and more than 100,000 responses in the United States, it documents that adults who WFH at least one day per week report more recent births and larger intended family size than comparable non-WFH peers. When both partners WFH, total lifetime fertility is higher by about 0.2 children. Findings are weaker in Asia, where WFH is less common.