Why lockdown and distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to increase the social class achievement gap

S Goudeau, C Sanrey, A Stanczak, A Manstead… - Nature human …, 2021 - nature.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced teachers and parents to quickly adapt to a new
educational context: distance learning. Teachers developed online academic material while …

Inequality and the COVID-19 Crisis in the United Kingdom

R Blundell, M Costa Dias, J Cribb… - Annual review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
We review the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on inequalities in education, the labor
market, household living standards, mental health, and wealth in the United Kingdom. The …

Learning loss due to school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic

P Engzell, A Frey, MD Verhagen - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Suspension of face-to-face instruction in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to
concerns about consequences for students' learning. So far, data to study this question have …

From mancession to shecession: Women's employment in regular and pandemic recessions

T Alon, S Coskun, M Doepke, D Koll… - NBER …, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the sharpest global economic downturn since the
Great Depression. Figure 1 displays deviations from long-term trends in gross domestic …

COVID-19 and educational inequality: How school closures affect low-and high-achieving students

E Grewenig, P Lergetporer, K Werner… - European economic …, 2021 - Elsevier
In spring 2020, governments around the globe shut down schools to mitigate the spread of
the novel coronavirus. We argue that low-achieving students may be particularly affected by …

When the great equalizer shuts down: Schools, peers, and parents in pandemic times

F Agostinelli, M Doepke, G Sorrenti, F Zilibotti - Journal of public economics, 2022 - Elsevier
What are the effects of school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic on children's
education? Online education is an imperfect substitute for in-person learning, particularly for …

Large socio-economic, geographic and demographic disparities exist in exposure to school closures

Z Parolin, EK Lee - Nature human behaviour, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract The coronovirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has prompted many school
districts to turn to distance or at-home learning. Studies are emerging on the negative effects …

[PDF][PDF] Learning inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic

P Engzell, A Frey, MD Verhagen - SocArXiv, 2020 - files.osf.io
Suspension of face-to-face instruction in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to
concerns about consequences for student learning. So far, data to study this question have …

The legacy of COVID-19 in education

K Werner, L Woessmann - Economic Policy, 2023 - academic.oup.com
If school closures and social-distancing experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic
impeded children's skill development, they may leave a lasting legacy in human capital. Our …

Inequalities in the times of a pandemic

S Stantcheva - Economic Policy, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Inequalities in the pandemic Page 1 SUMMARY This paper summarizes some of the major
inequalities that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and discusses avenues for …