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S E51: A Conversation with Emily Oster: The Economics of Pregnancy, Parenting and the Pandemic

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How to Navigate the Costs and Benefits in the World of Coved

I got involved in this initially because i had started doing some writing, through a news letter, of all things, for parentsd. And then i heard of the set of things people really wanted to understand. So how can i think about whether to send my kid back to school if i have no idea, if school is a place where a lot of people are going to get coved? That pivoted me into doing some actual data collection around covet in schools which wasn't really being done by by others. Ultimately, i think playing somewhat more of an advocacy role around the idea we should have opened schools more and that we should continue to keep them open.

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