• The COVID-19 pandemic led to school closures around the world, affecting almost 1.6
billion students• Even short interruptions in a child's schooling significantly negatively affect …

COVID-19 led to school closures and emergency remote learning. This paper analyzes
school closures during the pandemic using a unique data base. The determinants of the …

The COVID-19 pandemic has profound impacts on agricultural households. We discuss how
these impacts might affect the underlying drivers of land-use decisions. First, we …

To recover from disruptions caused by COVID-19, five RAPID actions are needed: Reach
every child and keep them in school; Assess learning levels regularly; Prioritize teaching the …

Background This paper investigates how the COVID-19 school closure has affected the
gender gap in grade-8 students' performance and what are the drivers behind this. By …

The transition to remote learning in the context of COVID-19 led to dramatic setbacks in
education. Is the return to in-person classes sufficient to eliminate these losses eventually …

This paper quantifies learning losses related to delaying the return to in presence school
activities after the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, for children of low socioeconomic …

We study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated school closure on primary
school children's learning and mental wellbeing in Assam, India. Using a comprehensive …

Two years into the COVID-19 global pandemic, education has been seriously disrupted. In
response to this crisis, the global priority remains to ensure every child is supported so they …

Using data collected through a structured telephone-based survey in north-western
Bangladesh during the height of the pandemic, we present evidence on the effects of …