Wired and Hired: Employment Effects of Subsidized Broadband Internet for Low-Income Americans
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Zuo, George W.
署名单位：
University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park
刊物名称：
AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL-ECONOMIC POLICY
ISSN/ISSBN：
1945-7731
DOI：
10.1257/pol.20190648
发表日期：
2021
页码：
447-482
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摘要：
I present evidence on the relationship between broadband pricing and labor market outcomes for low-income individuals. Specifically, I estimate the effects of a Comcast service providing discounted broadband to qualifying low-income families. I use a triple differences strategy exploiting geographic variation in Comcast coverage, individual variation in eligibility, and temporal variation pre- and postlaunch. Local program availability increased employment rates and earnings of eligible individuals, driven by greater labor force participation and decreased probability of unemployment. Internet use increased substantially where the program was available.
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