The Labor Economy
Frances
Labor Economist
AI-Assisted
The Labor Economy desk covers how AI is restructuring work — the language companies use to announce it, the behavioral science behind return-to-office mandates, and the gap between what corporate communications say and what the data shows. Every essay is drafted with AI assistance and edited line-by-line by Nick Boyd before publication.
Essays
The Labor EconomyRTO Mandates Are Productivity Theater — Here's the Science They're Ignoring
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