Daniele Checchi: TV Digital Transition in Italy and the Impact on Pupils’ Academic Performance

10 January 2025 | 12:00 — 13:00

Hybrid/Mixed

FBK-IRVAPP is pleased to invite you to the following seminar: TV Digital Transition in Italy and the Impact on Pupils’ Academic Performance .

With the participation of Daniele Checchi, University of Milan.

The seminar is held in English.

Abstract

This paper studies the impact of television on student achievement in Italy, utilizing the staggered rollout of digital television across Italian provinces to isolate television’s influence. Using data from national educational assessments (INVALSI) collected in four grades from 2009 to 2012, we uncover a negative effect of television on school performance by applying difference-in-differences techniques. We observe a positive correlation between TV viewing and test scores for a subset of the survey. Still, the negative impact is partly confirmed when instrumenting hours of view with the availability of digital channels. We also find significant heterogeneity: foreign-born pupils benefit from the greater availability of TV channels, while children with graduate parents experience less significant achievement losses.

Guest Speakers

Daniele Checchi - Guest Speaker

Università di Milano

Daniele Checchi is professor of economics at the University of Milan. He holds a MSc in economics from the LSE and a PhD in economics from the University of Siena. He has been studying intergenerational mobility and income inequality. He has also served in the Board of Directors of the National Agency for the Evualation of Universities, as well as as Director of the Research Department of INPS.

Registration

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Registration closed on 10/01/2025.

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