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Vaccinating Kids Against the Learning Loss of School Closures

February 16, 2021 by Elena Arias Ortiz - Julián Cristia 1 Comment

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Like millions of mothers around Latin America, Liliana Domador was forced to juggle a job, with the raising of and even teaching of her child as the Covid-19 pandemic closed down schools and afflicted the greatest interruption of in-class education in the region's history.      So Domador, a 34-year-old Peruvian mother, was delighted when … [Read more...] about Vaccinating Kids Against the Learning Loss of School Closures

Boosting Math Education with Technology during the Pandemic and After

September 24, 2020 by Elena Arias Ortiz - Julián Cristia - Santiago Cueto Leave a Comment

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Education in Latin America and the Caribbean is facing an unprecedented crisis. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced governments to close schools in the vast majority of countries, forcing study to take place at home partly through computers and other devices. But many teachers are still unprepared to use technology effectively in the learning process. And there are long standing … [Read more...] about Boosting Math Education with Technology during the Pandemic and After

Big Data in the Age of the Coronavirus

June 19, 2020 by Daniel Aromí - Julián Cristia Leave a Comment

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When and where will infection rates from the coronavirus surge? How are people responding to quarantine measures? And how is the pandemic affecting people's economic and social activity? The answers to these questions and the policy measures taken in response are critical to improving well-being and saving lives. The problem is that amidst the immensely complex and rapidly … [Read more...] about Big Data in the Age of the Coronavirus

Human Mobility Map Shows that People Are Observing Social Distancing

April 23, 2020 by Daniel Aromí - Julián Cristia - Alejandro Izquierdo 2 Comments

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In recent weeks, the governments of Latin America and the Caribbean have implemented a battery of measures to encourage social distancing and reduce the infection rate of the coronavirus. Although it is clear that human mobility has indeed dropped significantly, important questions persist. How much has mobility declined in the region? In what countries has it dropped the … [Read more...] about Human Mobility Map Shows that People Are Observing Social Distancing

A Jump in Social Distancing in Latin America, According to Google Search Data

March 18, 2020 by Julián Cristia - Daniel Aromí Leave a Comment

The coronavirus threatens to cast a shadow of death and illness wherever it goes. To fight it, experts recommend “social distancing”—that is, that people avoid interacting with each other and stay in their homes. The governments of Latin America are promoting social distancing using a variety of measures. But have they been successful? We looked at Google web search data for … [Read more...] about A Jump in Social Distancing in Latin America, According to Google Search Data

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