Does technology in schools affect repetition, dropout and enrollment? Evidence from Peru
Document title: Does technology in schools affect repetition, dropout and enrollment? Evidence from Peru
Journal: Journal of applied economics
Database: CLASE
System number: 000394993
ISSN: 1667-6726
Authors: 1
2
3
Institutions: 1Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, Washington, Distrito de Columbia. Estados Unidos de América
2Columbia University, Nueva York. Estados Unidos de América
3University of Houston, Houston, Texas. Estados Unidos de América
Year:
Season: Nov
Volumen: 16
Number: 2
Pages: 89-112
Country: Argentina
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico, descriptivo
English abstract Many developing countries are allocating significant resources to expand technology access in schools. Whether these investments will translate into measurable educational improvements remains an open question because of the limited existing evidence. This paper contributes to fill this gap 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 is 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
Disciplines: Economía
Keyword: Econometría,
Perú,
Gasto público,
Educación,
Escuelas,
Computadoras,
Impacto educativo,
Deserción,
Inscripciones,
Rendimiento escolar
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