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Title: The Long-Run Effects of Temporarily Closing Schools

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2023

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Abstract: New hand-collected school administrative data from 1870s Virginia, alongside linked individual US Census records, reveals that temporary school closures had lasting effects on literacy and income in adulthood. Those affected by the closures had lower intergenerational economic mobility, particularly those from low-income backgrounds. The age at which the closures occurred also played a role with younger cohorts more affected by early developmental disruptions and older cohorts more affected by prolonged closures.

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Authors: Winfree, Paul

Series Title: QUCEH Working Paper Series

Publication Number: 23-02

Institution: Queen's University Centre for Economic History

Pages: 1-61

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Topics: Education

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