Wired and Hired: Employment Effects of Subsidized Broadband Internet for Low-Income Americans
研究康卡斯特为低收入家庭提供折扣宽带服务对就业的影响，发现该服务提高了合格者的就业率和收入，主要源于劳动参与率上升和失业概率下降。
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.