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Trial Title Can Changing a School's Environment Make Students Value Knowledge More? Does Technology Make the Accumulation of Human Capital More Price Elastic? Evidence from a Field Experiment with 171 Solar-Electrified Schools in Tanzania
Abstract Can changing a school's environment make students value knowledge more? This research implements a randomized-controlled trial in 172 secondary schools (~50,000 students) in northern Tanzania. On average the intervention provides 2 solar systems to each school. The research cross-randomizes the provision of math textbooks, educational videos, and scholarship programs. This research implements a randomized-controlled trial in 171 secondary schools (~50,000 students) in northern Tanzania. The research cross-randomizes the provision of math textbooks, educational videos, and scholarship programs.
Last Published September 27, 2016 10:38 AM September 27, 2016 11:39 AM
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IRB Name Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology
IRB Approval Date September 13, 2016
IRB Approval Number 2016-216-NA-2015-211
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