Home Computer Use and the Development of Human Capital

This paper uses a regression discontinuity design to estimate the effect of home computers on child and adolescent outcomes. We collected survey data from households who participated in a unique government program in Romania which allocated vouchers for the purchase of a home computer to low-income本文采用断点回归设计（regression discontinuity design）来估计家用电脑对儿童与青少年发展结果的影响。我们从参与罗马尼亚某独特政府项目的家庭中收集了调查数据，该项目向低收入群体发放用于购买家用电脑的代金券。