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"The Federal Government Wasn’t Tracking COVID-19 Cases In Schools, So Emily Oster Decided To Do It Herself" (Interview with Emily Oster)

In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, discusses what she’s learned about COVID-19 in schools, the implications of volunteers developing their own public health trackers and how she thinks the incoming Biden administration will approach pandemic data collection.

December 11, 2020 Five Thirty Eight

In this interview, Royce Family Professor of Teaching Excellence and Professor of Economics, Emily Oster, discusses what she’s learned about COVID-19 in schools, the implications of volunteers developing their own public health trackers and how she thinks the incoming Biden administration will approach pandemic data collection.

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