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Using testing data from 2.1 million students in 10,000 schools in 49 states (plus D.C.), we investigate the role of remote and hybrid instruction in widening gaps in achievement by race and school poverty. We find that remote instruction was a primary driver of widening achievement gaps. Math...
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parents have the strongest demand for remote learning. Our results suggest an important subset of students who currently sort …
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separate out the impact of online versus in-person education from COVID-19-related confounding factors. Our results indicate …
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We use standardized end-of-course knowledge assessments to examine student learning during the disruptions induced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Examining seven economics courses taught at four US R1 institutions, we find that students performed substantially worse, on average, in Spring 2020 when...
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We draw on administrative data from the country of Colombia to assess differences in student learning in online and traditional on-campus college programs. The Colombian context is uniquely suited to study this topic, as students take a compulsory exit examination at the end of their studies. We...
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COVID-19 has led to an abrupt change in time spent at home, with many cities and states implementing official stay-at-home (SAH), or "lockdown" policies. Using cell phone block-level activity data and administrative 911 and crime data from the city of Chicago, we estimate the effects of the...
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Educators and policymakers have been concerned that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to substantial delays in learning due to disruptions, anxiety, and remote schooling. We study student achievement patterns over the pandemic using a combination of state summative and higher frequency benchmark...
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their children (whether elderly parents live with their children, and if so, with which child) in Japan using micro data …In this paper, we analyze the determinants of the living arrangements (coresidence behavior) of elderly parents and … the life cycle and dynasty models (both of which assume selfishly motivated parents) and social norms and traditions: The …
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We study the impact of online degree programs on the market for U.S. higher education. Online degree programs increase … the competitiveness of local education markets by providing additional options in areas that previously only had a small … results suggest that by increasing competitive pressure on local schools, online education can be an important driver of …
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We examine whether online learning technologies have led to lower prices in higher education. Using data from the … Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, we show that online education is concentrated in large for-profit chains and less … real and relative prices for full-time undergraduate online education declined from 2006 to 2013. Although the pattern of …
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