Does Mobile Internet Use Affect the Subjective Well-being of Older Chinese Adults? An Instrumental Variable Quantile Analysis

Lu, Haiyang; Kandilov, Ivan T.

doi:10.1007/s10902-021-00365-6

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“…We select the IVQR model rather than other approaches, such as the conditional quantile regression (CQR) model (e.g. Killewald & Bearak, 2014;Lu & Kandilov, 2021;Mishra & Moss, 2013) and unconditional quantile regression (UQR) model (e.g. Khanal et al, 2018;Ma et al, 2020b;Zhou et al, 2020), for two major reasons.…”

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Heterogeneous impacts of information technology adoption on pesticide and fertiliser expenditures: Evidence from wheat farmers in China*

Ma¹,

Zheng²

2021

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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This study examines the impacts of mobile information technology adoption on agrochemical expenditures, using data collected from 551 wheat farmers in China. Unlike previous studies that analyse a homogeneous relationship between the adoption of information technologies and farm input use, in this study, an instrumental variable quantile regression approach is utilised to capture the heterogeneous impacts of smartphone use on pesticide and fertiliser expenditures. Findings reveal that smartphone use affects pesticide and fertiliser expenditures heterogeneously, and its impacts on pesticide expenditure are larger than those on fertiliser expenditure. Specifically, at the lowest 20th quantile, smartphone use significantly increases pesticide expenditure by 33 per cent and fertiliser expenditure by 18 per cent. However, at the higher 60th and 80th quantiles, smartphone use significantly decreases pesticide expenditure by 36-39 per cent and fertiliser expenditure by 14-19 per cent. Our findings suggest that guiding farmers' agrochemical usage behaviours through smartphone-based information intervention can be a practical strategy to help reduce the excessive usage of chemical pesticides and fertilisers and preserve the environment and human health.

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Section: Model Selectionmentioning

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Heterogeneous impacts of information technology adoption on pesticide and fertiliser expenditures: Evidence from wheat farmers in China*

Ma¹,

Zheng²

2021

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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“…People are able to get information via the internet about others living conditions, which can raise their material ambitions ( Johnson, 2019 ). Therefore, the people who are already doing worse in the context of subjective well-being may further lag due to a rise in their material aspirations under the influence of peer pressure triggered by the excessive use of ICTs ( Lohmann, 2015 ; Sohail et al, 2019a ; Lu and Kandilov, 2021 ). The ICTs, as compared to television or radio, allow the people to communicate with the people of other countries and continents, thereby having more impact on their subjective well-being and happiness.…”

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Short- and Long-Run Influence of Education on Subjective Well-Being: The Role of Information and Communication Technology in China

Wang

Sohail

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Subjective well-being is defined as how happy and satisfied a person is in his life. To date, among the significant determinants of subjective well-being, national income is considered an important one. However, not much focus has been paid to other determinants of subjective well-being, such as education and information and communication technologies (ICTs). Therefore, this study aims to investigate the short- and long-run impact of education and ICTs on subjective well-being in China over the period 1996–2020. To empirically investigate the nexus, we have employed bounds testing approach to cointegration and error correction modeling. The long-run estimates attached to education are positive and significant, implying that a rise in average years of schooling help increases the level of happiness. However, the long-run estimate attached to the internet is significant and positive in the happiness model. As far as the interaction term between education and the internet is concerned, the estimate is positive and significant. In short-run, the estimates of education, ICTs, and an interaction term between them are also significantly positive.

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“…For now, the Internet has profoundly changed society, and has pervaded every corner of people’s lives. According to previous researches, the influence effects brought by Internet are different or even opposite, which may be related to people’s application of Internet to different fields ( Ganju et al, 2016 ; Lu and Kandilov, 2021 ). As mentioned above, on the one hand, Internet improves work efficiency, which may improve SWB of individuals to a certain extent ( Purcell et al, 2013 ; Campante et al, 2018 ).…”

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“…Many studies have found that Internet use increases positive effects such as social communication, creating consumption value, and increasing income, thus verifying the network gain effect ( Hong, 2007 ; Sabatini and Sarracino, 2017 ). Moreover, from a multi-dimensional perspective, Internet use has improved people’s positive feelings and life satisfaction ( Sabatini, 2011 ; Martin and Omrani, 2015 ; Ganju et al, 2016 ; Lu and Kandilov, 2021 ). In terms of social networking, Internet platforms such as Facebook, QQ, and WeChat have played an important role in expanding interpersonal relationships, strengthening the accumulation of personal social capital, and finally improving users’ SWB ( Steinfield et al, 2008 ; Graham and Nikolova, 2013 ; Niu et al, 2018 ).…”

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The impact of Internet use on the subjective well-being of Chinese residents: From a multi-dimensional perspective

Zhong

Zhao

2022

Front. Psychol.

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As cyberspace has become an important factor in modern-day life, the impact of the Internet on residents has also attracted more attention. Based on the data of China Family Panel Studies (CFPS), this study empirically examines the impact of Internet use on Chinese residents’ subjective well-being (SWB) from a multi-dimensional perspective. The research found that Internet use had a significant impact on residents’ SWB, which was mainly reflected in job satisfaction, happiness, social ties, and future confidence. The impacts of the Internet’s different application fields are not consistent. Applying its use more in studying, working, socialize and commercial activities has a stronger effect, but has no significant impact on entertainment. Further heterogeneity tests also found that the marginal effect of Internet use increases with age, male and low-income groups can obtain greater benefit from the Internet, and there is almost no difference between urban and rural areas. This research provides micro evidence of the social effects of Internet use and provides enlightenment for how to further promote the quality of Internet use to better benefit people.

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Does Mobile Internet Use Affect the Subjective Well-being of Older Chinese Adults? An Instrumental Variable Quantile Analysis

Cited by 53 publications

References 68 publications

Heterogeneous impacts of information technology adoption on pesticide and fertiliser expenditures: Evidence from wheat farmers in China*

Heterogeneous impacts of information technology adoption on pesticide and fertiliser expenditures: Evidence from wheat farmers in China*

Short- and Long-Run Influence of Education on Subjective Well-Being: The Role of Information and Communication Technology in China

The impact of Internet use on the subjective well-being of Chinese residents: From a multi-dimensional perspective

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