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Faster broadband: are there any educational benefits?

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  • Benjamin Faber
  • Rosa Sanchis-Guarner
  • Felix Weinhardt

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Governments around the world are committing substantial public funds to upgrading their broadband infrastructure, partly in the hope of promoting education. Research findings by Rosa Sanchis-Guarner and colleagues raise doubts about whether faster internet speeds will raise young people's attainment at school.

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  • Benjamin Faber & Rosa Sanchis-Guarner & Felix Weinhardt, 2016. "Faster broadband: are there any educational benefits?," CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance 480, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    • Handle: RePEc:cep:cepcnp:480
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    Internet; broadband; educational attainment; information and communication technology;
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