Dynamic Impacts of School-Based Internet Access on Student Learning: Evidence from Peruvian Public Primary Schools

Leah Lakdawala, Eduardo Nakasone () and Kevin Kho

American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2023, vol. 15, issue 4, 222-54

Abstract: We investigate the impacts of school-based internet access on second graders' test scores, using over 2 million student observations from a panel of Peruvian public primary schools. We identify effects up to 6+ years after installation on different cohorts of second-grade students, exploiting variation in the timing of internet access induced by the rollout of a national program. We find positive but modest short-run impacts, but importantly, these effects grow for subsequent cohorts. Indeed, short-run estimates alone would have led to different conclusions. These dynamics underscore the value of extended evaluation windows to allow benefits of educational technology to materialize.

JEL-codes: I21 I26 I28 O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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