Experimental evidence on the effects of home computers on academic achievement among schoolchildren

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 211-240

  Fairlie, Robert W ^a   Robinson, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84880630084     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.5.3.211     Document Type: Article

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