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¿How does the use of social networks affect happiness?

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  • Leonardo A. Caravaggio

    (Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Buenos Aires.)

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This paper analyzes the impact of social media usage on the subjective well-being of the Latin American population in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the significant process of life digitization as a consequence of the pandemic (due to restrictive measures and care decisions), the causal effects of social media usage on well-being are examined. For the first time, the specific case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America is analyzed using a novel empirical strategy. A quantile regression model with instrumental variables is employed, allowing for the consideration of causal effects and the avoidance of endogeneity in both variables (using smartphone ownership as an instrument), and the impact across the well-being distribution. This knowledge could lead to the adoption of more targeted public policies.

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  • Leonardo A. Caravaggio, 2024. "¿How does the use of social networks affect happiness?," Revista de Economía Política de Buenos Aires, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas., issue 28, pages 57-100, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:ake:repba1:y:2024:i:28:p:57-100
    DOI: 10.56503/repba.Nro.28(18)/2974
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    Keywords

    Happiness; Well-being; Social Networks; COVID-19; IVQR;
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    JEL classification:

    • J01 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General - - - Labor Economics: General
    • N36 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions

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