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The Effects of Shared School Technology Access on Students Digital Skills in Peru

Bet, German; Cristia, Julián P.; Ibarrarán, Pablo - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

This paper analyzes the effects of increased shared computer access in secondary schools in Peru. Administrative data are used to identify, through propensity-score matching, two groups of schools with similar observable educational inputs but different intensity in computer access. Extensive...

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

Cristia, Julián P.; Ibarrarán, Pablo; Cueto, Santiago; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

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...

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The Impact of a One Laptop per Child Program on Learning: Evidence from Uruguay

De Melo, Gioia; Machado, Alina; Miranda, Alfonso - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014

We present evidence on the impact on students' math and reading scores of one of the largest deployments of an OLPC program and the only one implemented at a national scale: Plan Ceibal in Uruguay. Unlike previous work in the field, we have unique data that allow us to know the exact date of...

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Can We Test for Bias in Scientific Peer-Review?

Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

Science rests upon the reliability of peer review. This paper suggests a way to test for bias. It is able to avoid the …

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Religion and Innovation

Benabou, Roland; Ticchi, Davide; Vindigni, Andrea - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015

, broadly defined (e.g., attitudes toward science and technology, new versus old ideas, change, risk taking, personal agency …

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To Be or Not to Be... a Scientist?

Chevalier, Arnaud - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012

scientific occupations. Using a survey of recent British graduates from Higher Education we report that fewer than 50% of science … graduates work in a scientific occupation three years after graduation. The wage premium observed for science graduates stems … from occupational choice rather than a science degree. Accounting for selection into subject and occupation, the returns to …

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Oswald, Andrew J. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

well spent. Is there an objective way to assess the quality of a nation's world-leading science? I attempt to suggest a …

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The Elite Brain Drain

Hunter, Rosalind S.; Oswald, Andrew J.; Charlton, Bruce G. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009

We collect data on the movement and productivity of elite scientists. Their mobility is remarkable: nearly half of the world's most-cited physicists work outside their country of birth. We show they migrate systematically towards nations with large R&D spending. Our study cannot adjudicate on...

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Innovative Work Practices, Information Technologies and Working Conditions: Evidence for France

Askenazy, Philippe; Caroli, Eve - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2006

We investigate the impact of new work practices and information and communication technologies (ICT) on working conditions in France. We use a unique French dataset providing information on individual workers for the year 1998. New work practices include the use of quality norms, job rotation,...

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Teamwork and Intra-Firm Wage Dispersion among Blue-Collar Workers

Jirjahn, Uwe; Kraft, Kornelius - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008

production technology of the most recent vintage, it interacts negatively with the age of the establishment and the coverage by a …

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