In 2012, we published a study showing that an ambitious and expensive program involving the disbursement of free laptops to primary school students generated few academic gains after 15 months of laptop exposure. The report, examining the One Laptop per Child initiative launched by Peru's government, generated much discussion in Peru and around the world given that many … [Read more...] about Handing Out Laptops Is Not Enough to Improve Student Learning
Francisco Pardo
Francisco Pardo is a PhD student in Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. His current research focuses on the long-term effects of using technology in education, peer effects on school performance and decisions to pursue higher education, and behavioral biases in health insurance decisions of spouses in Medicare. His previous work, published in the Review of Economic Studies, explores multidimensional school effects and parents' preferences regarding them. He has also worked at the Inter-American Development Bank on research projects in Caribbean countries and as a consultant for government and research institutions in Peru.