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 …

a field experiment involving the provision of free computers to schoolchildren for home use. Low-income children …Are home computers are an important input in the educational production function? To address this question, we conduct … attending middle and high schools in 15 schools in California were randomly selected to receive free computers and followed over …

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 …

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 …

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

known about whether disparities in access to technology are partly responsible. Data from the first-ever field experiment … involving the random provision of free computers to low-income community college students for home use are used to explore … whether home computers are beneficial to minority students. I find that minority students receiving free computers achieved …

capital, technology and trade to inequality. …

young children from disadvantaged backgrounds, enhancing their future success in education and in the labour market. However …