Following the economic impact of COVID-19
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Recent News Articles
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Many US adults are skipping parenting or having fewer kids — and it’s forcing schools to close
The Guardian cites research by, and quotes, SIEPR Senior Fellow Thomas Dee in a story about the economic crisis facing U.S. public schools as enrollment declines. Dee sheds light on the financial struggles schools are facing, and the trade-offs they are making to maintain public funding.
March 16, 2026
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COVID relief funds are gone, but more states commit to high-impact tutoring
The 74, a national news site focused on education, features SIEPR's Susanna Loeb and her research in a story about federal and state governments' continued investment in student tutoring programs even after $120 billion in pandemic-linked federal funds expired.
February 23, 2026
Related Policy Briefs and Working Papers
- Aksoy, C. ., Bloom, N., Davis, S., Marino, V., & Özgüzel C. (2025). Remote Work, Employee Mix, and Performance. Working Paper.
- Akan, M., Barrero, J., Bloom, N., Bowen, T., Buckman, S., Davis, S., & Kim, H. (2025). The New Geography of Labor Markets. Working Paper.
- Davis, S., Liu, D., Sheng, X., & Wang, Y. (2025). Policy Interventions and China’s Stock Market in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Working Paper.
- Dewey, D., Fahle, E., Kane, T., Reardon, S., & Staiger, D. (2024). Federal Pandemic Relief and Academic Recovery. Working Paper.
- Bloom, N., Dahl, G., & Rooth, D.-O. (2024). Work from Home and Disability Employment. Working Paper.
- Davis, S. (2024). The Big Shift in Working Arrangements: Eight Ways Unusual. Working Paper.
- Zarate, P., Dolls, M., Davis, S., Bloom, N., Barrero, J., & Aksoy, C. (2024). Why Does Working from Home Vary Across Countries and People?. Working Paper.
- Fairlie, R. (2023). The Impacts of COVID-19 on Racial Inequality in Business Earnings.
- Barrero, J. ., Bloom, N., & Davis, S. . (2023). The Evolution of Working from Home. Working Paper.
- Hansen, S. ., Lambert, P. ., Bloom, N., Davis, S., Sadun, R., & Taska, B. (2023). Remote Work across Jobs, Companies, and Space. Working Paper.
- Cooperman, H., Duffie, D., Luck, S., Wang, Z., & Yang, Y. (2023). Bank Funding Risk, Reference Rates, and Credit Supply. Working Paper.
- Aksoy, C., Barrero, J., Bloom, N., Davis, S., Dolls, M., & Zarate, P. (2023). Time Savings When Working from Home. Working Paper.
- Afonso, G., Duffie, D., Rigon, L., & Shin, H. (2022). How Abundant Are Reserves? Evidence from the Wholesale Payment System. Working Paper.
- Finkelstein, A., Kocks, G., Polyakova, M., & Udalova, V. (2022). Heterogeneity in Damages from a Pandemic. Working Paper.
- Barrero, J., Bloom, N., & Davis, S. (2022). Long Social Distancing. Working Paper.
- Goda, G. ., Jackson, E., Nicholas, L. ., & Stith, S. (2022). Older Workers’ Employment and Social Security Spillovers through the Second Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Working Paper.
- Frydman, A. (2022). Work and Pleasure; Investigating The Rise of Digital Nomads In Mexico. Working Paper.
- Duggan, M., & Hou, E. (2022). Apples and Oranges: Contrasting economic policy in New York and Florida. Policy Brief.
- Bunn, P., Anayi, . L., Bloom, N., Mizen, P., Thwaites, G., & Yotzov, I. (2022). Firming Up Price Inflation. Working Paper.
- Goda, G., & Soltas, E. (2022). The Impacts of Covid-19 Illnesses on Workers. Working Paper.