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ERIC Number: ED672602
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Feb
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The Benefits from Bundling Demand in K-12 Broadband Procurement. Working Paper 33498
Gaurab Aryal; Charles Murry; Pallavi Pal; Arnab Palit
National Bureau of Economic Research
We study a new market design for K-12 school broadband procurement that switched from school-specific bidding to a system that bundled schools into groups. Using an event study approach, we estimate the program reduced internet prices by 37% per Mbps per month while increasing bandwidth by 500%. These benefits occurred by mitigating exposure risk in broadband procurement -- the risk that providers win too few contracts to cover fixed infrastructure costs. Using a bounds approach, we show robustness of our estimates and document that participants saved at least as much as their federal subsidies and experienced substantial welfare gains.
National Bureau of Economic Research. 1050 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138-5398. Tel: 617-588-0343; Web site: http://www.nber.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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