Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP13666
Authors: Michele Pellizzari; Maria Paula Cacault; Jérémie Laurent-Lucchetti; Christian Hildebrand
Abstract: Using a randomized experiment in a public Swiss university, we study the impact of online live streaming of lectures on student achievement and attendance. We find that (i) students use the live streaming technology only punctually, apparently when random events make attending in class too costly; (ii) attending lectures via live streaming lowers achievement for low-ability students and increases achievement for high-ability ones and (iii) offering live streaming reduces in-class attendance only mildly. These findings have important implications for the design of education policies.
Keywords: edutech; distance learning; live streaming
JEL Codes: I20; I21; I23; I26
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| External shocks (F69) | Use of live streaming (L82) |
| Use of live streaming (L82) | Achievement (low-ability students) (D29) |
| Use of live streaming (L82) | Achievement (high-ability students) (D29) |
| Access to live streaming (Z29) | In-class attendance (Y20) |