Re-opening schools in a context of low COVID-19 contagion: Consequences for teachers, students and their parents*
| Autor: | Anna Godøy, Maja Weemes Groetting, Rannveig Kaldager Hart |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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endocrine system
Original Paper Economics and Econometrics I28 I18 genetic structures Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) H12 Social distance Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) education Event study COVID-19 Context (language use) Norwegian School closures Affect (psychology) language.human_language Developmental psychology language H75 I10 Closure (psychology) Psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Population Economics |
| ISSN: | 0933-1433 |
| DOI: | 10.1101/2021.03.25.21254219 |
| Popis: | Knowing how school reopenings affect the spread of COVID-19 is crucial when balancing children’s right to schooling with contagion management. This paper considers the effects on COVID-19 testing prevalence and the positive test rate of reopening Norwegian schools after a 6-week closure aimed at reducing contagion. We estimate the effects of school reopening on teachers, parents and students using an event study/difference-in-differences design that incorporates comparison groups with minimal exposure to in-person schooling. We find no evidence that COVID-19 incidence increased following reopening among students, parents or teachers pooled across grade levels. We find some suggestive evidence that infection rates among upper secondary school teachers increased; however, the effects are small and transitory. At low levels of contagion, schools can safely be reopened when other social distancing policies remain in place. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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