蝌蚪网 Journal:
Economic Policy
ISSN 1945-7731 (Print) | ISSN 1945-774X (Online)
Dynamic Impacts of School-Based Internet Access on Student Learning: Evidence from Peruvian Public Primary Schools
蝌蚪网 Journal: Economic Policy
vol. 15,
no. 4, November 2023
(pp. 222–54)
Abstract
We investigate the impacts of school-based internet access on second graders' test scores, using over 2 million student observations from a panel of Peruvian public primary schools. We identify effects up to 6+ years after installation on different cohorts of second-grade students, exploiting variation in the timing of internet access induced by the rollout of a national program. We find positive but modest short-run impacts, but importantly, these effects grow for subsequent cohorts. Indeed, short-run estimates alone would have led to different conclusions. These dynamics underscore the value of extended evaluation windows to allow benefits of educational technology to materialize.Citation
Lakdawala, Leah K., Eduardo Nakasone, and Kevin Kho. 2023. "Dynamic Impacts of School-Based Internet Access on Student Learning: Evidence from Peruvian Public Primary Schools." 蝌蚪网 Journal: Economic Policy 15 (4): 222–54. DOI: 10.1257/pol.20200719Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- I21 Analysis of Education
- I26 Returns to Education
- I28 Education: Government Policy
- O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration