first-ever field experiment randomly providing free computers to students, we examine the relationships between access to … experiment indicate that the treatment group of students receiving free computers has a 4.5 percentage point higher probability … colleges for low-income community college students. This paper explores the role that access to information technology, in …

Computers are an important part of modern education, yet large segments of the population – especially low-income and … conducting the largest-ever field experiment involving the random provision of free computers for home use to students. 1 …,123 schoolchildren grades 6-10 in 15 California schools participated in the experiment. Although the program significantly increased …

We aim to disentangle the relative contributions of (i) cognitive ability, and (ii) education on health and mortality …-2011, such that we observe mortality between ages 55 and 75. The results suggest that the treatment effect of education (i.e. the … effect of entering secondary school as opposed to leaving school after primary education) is positive and amounts to a 4 …

first-ever field experiment involving the provision of free computers to students for home use. Financial aid students …There is no clear theoretical prediction regarding whether home computers are an important input in the educational … attending a large community college in Northern California were randomly selected to receive free computers and were followed …

and education of a specific shock: housing damages caused by a super typhoon. Our results reveal negative effects on … children’s education - not, however, on health. The effects on children’s education aggravate over time. Empirical evidence …

income tax depending only on earnings, and a loan repayment, depending only on education. Therefore, optimal loan repayments …