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THE EFFECT OF COMPUTER USE ON DISABLED EARNINGS Adam Appelbaum Aaron Cass and Younghwan Song, Advisors The Story Disabled worker discrimina:on Implica:ons Why does it ma@er? How does computer use help the earning power of disabled

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THE EFFECT OF COMPUTER USE ON DISABLED EARNINGS

Adam Appelbaum

Aaron Cass and Younghwan Song, Advisors

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The Story

Disabled worker discrimina:on
Implica:ons
Why does it ma@er?
How does computer use help the earning power of disabled

income?

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Hypothesis

Computer use positively impacts the earning power of

disabled workers

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Data

Data from the Bureau of Labor Sta:s:cs
Current Popula:on Survey; Computer and internet use

Supplement

Around 77 total variables in the model
Fixed Effects and Controls

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Descriptive Statistics

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Methodology

Two Assumption Models
Two Hypothesis Models
Heckman model

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Analysis

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Results

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General Results

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Conclusions

What does this mean?
Correlation or Causation
Possible Explanations