the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for … schoolwork and are more likely to use computers for playing games, but are less likely to use computers for social networking and … email than are girls. Using data from a large field experiment randomly providing free personal computers to schoolchildren …

the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for … schoolwork and are more likely to use computers for playing games, but are less likely to use computers for social networking and … email than are girls. Using data from a large field experiment randomly providing free personal computers to schoolchildren …

the gender gap in academic achievement. Data from several sources indicate that boys are less likely to use computers for … schoolwork and are more likely to use computers for playing games, but are less likely to use computers for social networking and … email than are girls. Using data from a large field experiment randomly providing free personal computers to schoolchildren …

colleges for low-income community college students. This paper explores the role that access to information technology, in … first-ever field experiment randomly providing free computers to students, we examine the relationships between access to … home computers and enrollment in transferable courses and actual transfers to 4-year colleges. The results from the field …

Computers are an important part of modern education, yet many schoolchildren lack access to a computer at home. We test … computers to students. Although computer ownership and use increased substantially, we find no effects on any educational … evidence showing no change in homework time or other "intermediate" inputs in education. …

colleges for low-income community college students. This paper explores the role that access to information technology, in … first-ever field experiment randomly providing free computers to students, we examine the relationships between access to … home computers and enrollment in transferable courses and actual transfers to 4-year colleges. The results from the field …

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

differences in measurable characteristics, such as education, experience, marital status, and geographical differences to racial … and gender gaps in outcomes. The technique cannot be used directly, however, if the outcome is binary and the coefficients …-Oaxaca decomposition ; race ; gender …

Concerns over the perceived negative impacts of computers on social development among children are prevalent but … districts in California were randomly given computers to use at home. Children in the treatment group are more likely to report …

Concerns over the perceived negative impacts of computers on social development among children are prevalent but … districts in California were randomly given computers to use at home. Children in the treatment group are more likely to report …