Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/58891 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6401
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Although many countries are aggressively implementing the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program, there is a lack of empirical evidence on its effects. This paper presents the impact of the first large-scale randomized evaluation of the OLPC program, using data collected after 15 months of implementation in 319 primary schools in rural Peru. The results indicate that 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 both at school and at home. No evidence is found of effects on enrollment and test scores in Math and Language. Some positive effects are found, however, in general cognitive skills as measured by Raven's Progressive Matrices, a verbal fluency test and a Coding test.
Subjects: 
education
technology
experiments
JEL: 
C93
I21
I28
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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