United Press International | Sep 9, 2020 | News | 1
New research Tuesday indicates that the interruptions to in-person
classes at schools nationwide could cost the U.S. economy more than $15
trillion in the coming decades. The analysis by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development found that U.S. economic growth could be 1.5% lower on
average for the rest of the 21st century due to the school closures
brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study links the lower economic growth with children acquiring
fewer skills as a result of distance learning this year, even at just a
slight deviation from normal. “If the student [groups] in school during the 2020 closures record a
corona-induced loss of skills of one-tenth of a standard deviation … the
1.5% loss of future GDP would be equivalent to a total economic loss of
$15.3 trillion,” the authors wrote.
The total cost of missed schooling could ultimately amount to 69% of
gross domestic product for the average country, the report by the
intergovernmental economic organization showed.
The total loss figure assumes that only the current class of students
will be affected by the closures and that students will resume normal
schooling sometime next year.............To Read More...
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