Hybrid Work RCT

Last registered on November 08, 2022
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Hybrid Work RCT
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0010373
Initial registration date
November 07, 2022

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
November 08, 2022, 4:24 PM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Locations

Country
Bangladesh
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
PRITHWIRAJ CHOUDHURY
Affiliation
HBS
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2020-07-01
End date
2020-09-03
Keywords
Firms & Productivity
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
J23, J24
Secondary IDs
O10, )33
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This paper reports causal evidence on how the extent of hybrid work—the number of days worked from home relative to days worked from the office—affects outcomes relevant for workers and firms. Collaborating with an organization in Bangladesh, we randomized the number of days that individual employees worked from the office for nine weeks. We find that an intermediate number of days in the office resulted in greater self-reported work-life balance and lower isolation from colleagues. Furthermore, hybrid work also led to a greater volume of emails, more unique email recipients, and more unique information conveyed in the emails. Hybrid work was also linked with better performance ratings from managers.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
CHOUDHURY, PRITHWIRAJ. 2022. "Hybrid Work RCT." AEA RCT Registry. November 08. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.10373-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Collaborating with an organization in Bangladesh, we randomized the number of days that individual employees worked from the office for nine weeks
Intervention Start Date
2020-07-01
Intervention End Date
2020-09-03

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Self-reported work-life balance
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
Collaborating with an organization in Bangladesh, we randomized the number of days that individual employees worked from the office for nine weeks
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Lottery
Randomization Unit
Individuals
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
NA
Sample size: planned number of observations
130
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
130
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
Harvard
IRB Approval Date
2020-09-03
IRB Approval Number
IRB22-0292
Analysis Plan

Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

Program Files
Reports, Papers & Other Materials

Relevant Paper(s)

Reports & Other Materials