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dc.titleDo Children Benefit from Internet Access?: Experimental Evidence from a Developing Country
dc.contributor.authorMalamud, Ofer
dc.contributor.authorCueto, Santiago
dc.contributor.authorCristia, Julian P.
dc.contributor.authorBeuermann, Diether
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coveragePeru
dc.date.available2018-11-07T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2018-11-07T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper provides experimental evidence for the impact of home internet access on a broad range of child outcomes in Peru. Children who were randomly chosen to receive laptops with high-speed internet access are compared with i) those who did not receive laptops and ii) those who only received laptops without internet. It is found that providing free internet access led to improved computer and internet proficiency relative to those without laptops and improved internet proficiency compared to those with laptops only. However, there were no significant effects of internet access on math and reading achievement, cognitive skills, self-esteem, teacher perceptions, or school grades when compared to either group. Reasons for the absence of impacts on these key outcomes are explored with survey questions, time-diaries, and computer logs.
dc.format.extent55
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001392
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Do-Children-Benefit-from-Internet-Access-Experimental-Evidence-from-a-Developing-Country.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectEducational Institution
dc.subjectAcademic Performance
dc.subjectEducational Attainment
dc.subjectCognitive Development
dc.subjectDigital Skill
dc.subjectStandard Deviation
dc.subjectImpact Evaluation
dc.subjectRandomized Controlled Trial
dc.subjectInternet Access
dc.subjectInternet
dc.subject.jelcodeC93 - Field Experiments
dc.subject.jelcodeI21 - Analysis of Education
dc.subject.jelcodeI28 - Government Policy
dc.subject.keywordstechnology;Education;Internet access;Academic achievement;Digital skills;Cognitive skills;Experimental
idb.identifier.pubnumberWorking Papers
idb.operationRG-K1416
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