One Laptop per Child at home: Short-term impacts from a randomized experiment in Peru
Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
- Beuermann, Diether W. (Author)
- Cristia, Julian (Author)
- Cueto, Santiago (Author)
- Malamud, Ofer (Author)
- Cruz-Aguayo, Yyannu (Author)
Title
One Laptop per Child at home: Short-term impacts from a randomized experiment in Peru
Abstract
This paper presents results from a randomized controlled trial whereby approximately 1,000 OLPC XO laptops were provided for home use to children attending primary schools in Lima, Peru. The intervention increased access and use of home computers, with some substitution away from computer use outside the home. Children randomized to receive laptops scored about 0.8 standard deviations higher in a test of XO proficiency but showed lower academic effort as reported by teachers. There were no impacts on academic achievement or cognitive skills as measured by the Raven's Progressive Matrices test. Finally, there was little evidence for spillovers within schools. (JEL I21, I28, J13, O15)
Publication
American Economic Journal. Applied Economics
Volume
7
Issue
2
Pages
53-80
Date
2015
Language
English
ISSN
19457782
Short Title
One Laptop per Child at Home
Accessed
21/05/2020, 11:11
Library Catalogue
ProQuest
Rights
Copyright American Economic Association Apr 2015
Extra
Num Pages: 28
Place: Nashville, United States
Publisher: American Economic Association
Section: Articles
Citation
Beuermann, D. W., Cristia, J., Cueto, S., Malamud, O., & Cruz-Aguayo, Y. (2015). One Laptop per Child at home: Short-term impacts from a randomized experiment in Peru. American Economic Journal. Applied Economics, 7(2), 53–80. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20130267
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