@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp18555, author={Bloom, Nicholas and Dahl, Gordon B. and Rooth, Dan-Olof}, title={Work from Home and Disability Employment}, year={2026}, month={Apr}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={18555}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp18555}, abstract={There has been a dramatic rise in disability employment since the pandemic. At the same time, work from home (WFH) has risen four-fold. This paper asks whether the two are causally related. Controlling for compositional changes and labor market tightness, a 1 percentage point increase in WFH increases full-time employment by 1.0% for individuals with a physical disability. The postpandemic increase in working from home explains 68%-85% of the rise in full-time employment. Wage data suggests that WFH increased the supply of workers with a physical disability, likely by reducing commuting costs and enabling better control of working conditions.}, keywords={work from home;disability employment}, }