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(Live and) Work from Anywhere: Geographic Flexibility and Productivity Effects at the United States Patent Office

@inproceedings{Choudhury2018LiveAW,
  title={(Live and) Work from Anywhere: Geographic Flexibility and Productivity Effects at the United States Patent Office},
  author={Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury and Cirrus Foroughi and Barbara Zepp Larson},
  year={2018}
}
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