Browsing by Author "Beuermann, Diether"

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    • Home Computers and Child Outcomes : Short-Term Impacts from a Randomized Experiment in Peru 

      Beuermann, Diether; Cristia, Julian P.; Cruz-Aguayo, Yyannu; Cueto, Santiago; Malamud, Ofer (BID, 2012-12)
      This paper presents results from a randomized control trial in which approximately 1,000 OLPC XO laptops were provided for home use to children attending primary schools in Lima, Peru. The intervention increased access and ...

    • The Effects of Weather Shocks on Early Childhood Development 

      Beuermann, Diether; Pecho, Camila; Schmid, Juan Pedro (BID, 2017-10)
      This study analyzes the effects of exposure to tropical storms and hurricanes during pregnancy on children’s anthropometric measurements taken within the first five years of life. It combines destruction indexes at the ...