COVID-19 school closures hit low-achieving students particularly hard
The study found low-achieving students were more likely to spend time playing computer games, than high-achievers. Image: REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
Elisabeth Grewenig
Junior Economist, IFO institute
Philipp Lergetporer
Postdoctoral researcher, Center for the Economics of Education
Ludger Woessmann
Professor of Economics, University of Munich
Katharina Werner
Post-Doc, ifo Center for Education Economics
Larissa Zierow
Postdoctoral researcher, ifo Institute for Economic Research
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