Mora Corral, Antoni J.Escardíbul Ferrà, Josep OriolDi Pietro, Giorgio2019-07-022019-07-0220180883-0355https://hdl.handle.net/2445/136317We analyse the impact of a One Laptop per Child program introduced by the Catalan government on student achievement. Using longitudinal population data for students in secondary education during the period 2009-2016, our identification strategy exploits variations across cohorts within schools. Although participation into the program was not random, we control for a number of school characteristics that influenced school participation. The empirical results consistently indicate that this program had a negative impact on student performance in Catalan, Spanish, English and mathematics. Test scores fell by 0.20-0.22 standardised points, which represent 3.8-6.2% of the average test score. This negative effect was stronger among boys than it was among girls (differences ranging from 10% to 42%).13 p.application/pdfengcc-by-nc-nd (c) Mora et al., 2018http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/esEnsenyament assistit per ordinadorPolítica educativaEducació secundàriaCatalunyaComputer-assisted instructionEducational policySecondary educationCataloniainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article6903622019-07-02info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess