Companies with higher levels of remote work during the COVID-19 pandemic saw more of their employees launch startups, economists have found. They argue this entrepreneurial spillover is a factor policymakers and firms should weigh when shaping remote work policies.
In a research paper titled, "Entrepreneurial Spawning From Remote Work," authors Alan Kwan (Hong Kong University), Ben Matthies (University of Notre Dame), Richard R. Townsend (University of California, San Diego), and Ting Xu (University of Toronto) describe how they analyzed IP address data in conjunction with LinkedIn data to cross-reference those working from home with those who formed new businesses.