Monthly Archives: April 2022

The impact of school closure on test scores

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Francesc Rodríguez Tous

The great* Emily Oster tweeted yesterday that they got their article on the impact of school closures accepted in the American Economic Review: Insights. Their paper shows that, during 2021, students in districts with more in-person classes performed better in … Continue reading →

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Seeds of Science: Why we got it so wrong on GMOs, by Mark Lynas

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Francesc Rodríguez Tous

This is a book that I’ve had wanted to read for a long time. I do not remember when I read about it, but the outline of the book—an early anti-GMO activist explaining how the movement started and how he … Continue reading →

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