AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF A PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ON SCHOOL CLIMATE

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted unprecedented measures to
curb community spread of the virus and socioeconomic instability,
including eviction moratoriums at both the state and federal levels.
The Capstone team explored the connection between housing
security and employment by studying how state-level decisions
to sunset eviction moratoriums impacted unemployment rates.
The team hypothesized that expiring moratoriums increased
unemployment rates as individuals contended with possible
evictions and housing instability, taking time away from labor.
The team’s research utilized Callaway & Sant’Anna’s difference-in-
difference methodology with staggered treatment, as well as state-
and county-level data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Census
Bureau, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The team’s
preliminary results found that states that lifted their moratoriums
as early as possible displayed evidence of increased unemployment
rates, indicating that the loss of these protections is associated with
a negative impact on labor markets. The team’s final report details
the study’s findings, providing a preliminary assessment of policy
implications for tenant protections and labor market outcomes.