Dataset for: Group-based ICT Extension Support Systems: Evidence from Rural Peru (“Go Digital Peru”)

To understand potential spillover effects, we identified 142 additional farmers who lived in the same communities but were not part of the WhatsApp platform. This database presents a comprehensive evaluation of the Social and Individual incentives. The sections are organized to provide a logical progression from the validation of the experimental design to the assessment of specific agronomic and economic impacts.

We begin by outlining the study’s structural foundations, detailing the cluster-based randomization process and the resulting sample properties. Following this, we assess the internal validity of the design through a rigorous Evaluation of Attrition, confirming that participant loss between baseline and endline was non-differential and introduced no systematic bias. We then present the Baseline Balance Analysis, which verifies the comparability of treatment arms across key demographic, economic, and connectivity indicators prior to the intervention.

Once the validity of the design is established, the report defines the Estimation of Causal Impact, outlining the econometric specifications, including the Intention-to-Treat (ITT) strategy and covariate adjustments used to ensure robust estimates.