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The green and the dark side of distance learning: from environmental quality to socioeconomic inequality

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  • Alessandro Cascavilla

    (Department of Economics and Law, UnitelmaSapienza University of Rome, Italy)

  • Rocco Caferra

    (Department of Economics and Law, UnitelmaSapienza University of Rome, Italy)

  • Andrea Morone

    (Department of Economics, Management, and Business Law, University of Bari, Italy)

Abstract

We assess the impact of e-learning during the COVID-19 analyzing a sample of Italian university students. In particular, we point out how the subjective distance-learning evaluation is determined according to: i) proenvironmental preferences and ii) socioeconomic concerns in the light of potential unequal access to digital learning resources. Our results show the relevance of the impact that green preferences have in fostering a post COVID-19 e-learning era, while some doubts on the potential future economic inequalities generated by an unequal access to educational resources are raised. From here, different policy implications are proposed to balance the pros and cons of distance learning, considering both social, financial, and technological factors.

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  • Alessandro Cascavilla & Rocco Caferra & Andrea Morone, 2023. "The green and the dark side of distance learning: from environmental quality to socioeconomic inequality," Journal of Behavioral Economics for Policy, Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE), vol. 7(2), pages 33-38, December.
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