Does technology in schools affect repetition, dropout and enrollment? Evidence from Peru

Journal of Applied Economics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 89-111

  Cristia, Julian ^a   Czerwonko, Alejo ^b   Garofalo, Pablo ^c  

^a INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Computers in education; Dropout rates; Enrollment; Repetition rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902081760     PISSN: 15140326     EISSN: 16676726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1514-0326(14)60004-0     Document Type: Article

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