technological advancements including horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Increased energy development likely creates both … conventional and horizontal oil and natural gas drilling in Texas on subjective assessments of life-satisfaction and bad mental … health days for nearby residents. Horizontal drilling has statistically significant deleterious effects on well-being, but …

This paper examines local labor market outcomes from an oil and gas boom in Texas. We examine two main outcomes across …

, however, there is no evidence of the impact of gas prices on the labor market. Using administrative employment data from 2012 …

due to absence of a market for these services or poverty. This paper synthesizes the findings of the International Growth … incentives, transparency and state capacity as the key challenges to reducing the governance deficit in India. IGC supported … research emphasizes building state capacity to implement and monitor public programs, rewarding performance of civil servants …

multivariate analyses show that recent arrivals are more likely to use computers than the Australian born. As the level of computer …, a finding that has implications for immigrant settlement policies. -- computers ; internet ; immigrants ; language …

Computers are an important part of modern education, yet large segments of the population - especially low-income and … conducting the largest-ever field experiment involving the random provision of free computers for home use to students. 1 … "intermediate" inputs in education for treatment students. -- computers ; education ; experiment …