Thread by @DeAngelisCorey

New Study: Presenting data about Covid-19 causes people to be more likely to support in-person schooling.

Presenting people with the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation of having students learn in person increased support of in-person schooling by 15 percentage points.

"Sharing analysis from economist @ProfEmilyOster that transmission levels are lower in schools than in the surrounding communities raises support by 13 percentage points"

"We find similar results by showing people data on COVID-19 deaths from children (which are likely smaller than most respondent’s prior baseline) and the current unemployment rate, which may remind people of the economic costs of closures."

Figure 3: The Causal Effect of Covid-19 Information on Policy Preferences

Full study:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf…