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dc.titleDoes Technology in Schools Affect Repetition, Dropout and Enrollment? Evidence from Peru
dc.contributor.authorGarofalo, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorCzerwonko, Alejo
dc.contributor.authorCristia, Julian P.
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coveragePeru
dc.date.available2014-01-13T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2014-01-08T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractMany developing countries are allocating significant resources to expanding technology access in schools. Whether these investments will translate into measurable educational improvements remains an open question because of the limited evidence available. This paper contributes to filling that gap by exploiting a large-scale public program that increased computer and Internet access in secondary public schools in Peru. Rich longitudinal school-level data from 2001 to 2006 are used to implement a differences-in-differences framework. Results indicate no statistically significant effects of increasing technology access in schools on repetition, dropout and initial enrollment. Large sample sizes allow ruling out even modest effects.
dc.format.extent28
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0011528
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Does-Technology-in-Schools-Affect-Repetition-Dropout-and-Enrollment-Evidence-from-Peru.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectRepetition Rate
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectPrimary and Secondary Education
dc.subjectVocational and Technical Education
dc.subjectSchool Dropout
dc.subject.jelcodeI21 - Analysis of Education
dc.subject.jelcodeI28 - Government Policy
dc.subject.keywordsIDB-WP-477
dc.typeWorking Papers
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-K1217
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