Computers are an important part of modern education, yet many schoolchildren lack access to a computer at home. We test … whether this impedes educational achievement by conducting the largest-ever field experiment that randomly provides free home … computers to students. Although computer ownership and use increased substantially, we find no effects on any educational …

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 …

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 …

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 … 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 …

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 …

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 …

technology in education. Many schools today provide personal computers not only to older students, but also in primary school …. We investigate how 1:1 computer technology impacts student performance in primary school in Sweden, using data from an … implementing 1:1 technology. Nevertheless, all positive impacts in subgroups appear to be rather small, amounting to 0.01-0.03 SD …

implications of these patterns, I build a quantitative model of the labor market with endogenous technology and training …