In recent years, there has been widespread interest around the potential for technology to
transform learning. As investment in education technology continues to grow, students …

The emergence of educational technology (“EdTech”) in develo** countries has been
received as a promising avenue to address some of the most challenging policy questions …

This paper synthesizes what economists have learned about human capital since Becker
(1962) into four stylized facts. First, human capital explains at least one-third of the variation …

We study the impact of a personalized technology-aided after-school instruction program in
middle-school grades in urban India using a lottery that provided winners with free access to …

Improvements in empirical research standards for credible identification of the causal impact
of education policies on education outcomes have led to a significant increase in the body of …

A substantial amount of money is spent on technology by schools, families, and
policymakers with the hope of improving educational outcomes. This chapter explores the …

A fascinating examination of technological utopianism and its complicated consequences. In
The Charisma Machine, Morgan Ames chronicles the life and legacy of the One Laptop per …

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the governments of most countries ordered the
closure of schools, potentially exacerbating existing learning gaps. This paper evaluates the …

Over the course of just two years, at least six reviews have examined interventions that seek
to improve learning outcomes in develo** countries. Although the reviews ostensibly have …

Mobile phones are close to ubiquitous in develo** countries; Internet and broadband
access are becoming commonplace. Information and communication technologies (ICTs) …