Value of having a computer at home is mixed

["Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>]

I wonder if a similar study couldn't show that having books at home had a similar mixed value DFJ

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Evers Ridgely C." <rce () evers org>
> Date: December 14, 2016 at 3:04:01 PM EST
> To: Farber David <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Value of having a computer at home is mixed
>
> Dave,
>
> For IP, if you wish.
>
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/12/14/giving-children-computers-basically-does-the-opposite-of-what-you-expect/
>
> <snip>
>
> Several years ago, economists conducted a fascinating and first-of-its-kind experiment to answer that question. Some 
> of the latest results from that project, which were released Monday in a working paper from the National Bureau of 
> Economic Research, show that the benefits of having a computer at home are subtle and somewhat counterintuitive.
>
> </snip>
>
> Best,
>
> –Ridge



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