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Title: Effects of COVID-19 on school enrollment

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2021

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ISSN: 0272-7757

DOI: 10.1016/J.ECONEDUREV.2021.102128

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Abstract: We estimate effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on self-reported school enrollment using a sample of 16-to-18-year-old youth from the January 2010 to the December 2020 Current Population Survey (CPS). The pandemic reduced the likelihood of students reporting that they were enrolled in high school by about 1.8 percentage points in April 2020 vs. in the same month in prior years, although enrollment rebounded back to typical levels by October 2020. Adverse effects on school enrollment were magnified for older vs. younger students, males vs. females, and among adolescents without a college-educated household member vs. adolescents from more educated households. Greater school responsiveness to the pandemic and high school graduation exit exams appear to have protected students from disengaging from school.

Url: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272775721000479

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Authors: Chatterji, Pinka; Li, Yue

Periodical (Full): Economics of Education Review

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Volume: 83

Pages: 1-5

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Education, Health

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