Replication data for: Technology and Child Development: Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Julian Cristia; Pablo Ibarrarán; Santiago Cueto; Ana Santiago; Eugenio Severín

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Project Citation:

Cristia, Julian, Ibarrarán, Pablo, Cueto, Santiago, Santiago, Ana, and Severín, Eugenio. Replication data for: Technology and Child Development: Evidence from the One Laptop per Child Program. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2017. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113657V1

Project Description

Summary: This paper presents results from a large-scale randomized evaluation of the One Laptop per Child program, using data collected after 15 months of implementation in 318 primary schools in rural Peru. The program increased the ratio of computers per student from 0.12 to 1.18 in treatment schools. This expansion in access translated into substantial increases in use of computers both at school and at home. No evidence is found of effects on test scores in math and language. There is some evidence, though inconclusive, about positive effects on general cognitive skills.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      H52 National Government Expenditures and Education
      I21 Analysis of Education
      I24 Education and Inequality
      I28 Education: Government Policy
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration

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