• Media type: Electronic Conference Proceeding
  • Title: Does the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies improve the subjective well-being of citizens? A micro-level and city-level empirical investigation
  • Contributor: Feng, Xiaodong [Author]; Jayakar, Krishna [Author]; Zhang, Huiping [Author]; Tang, Zhiwei [Author]
  • Published: Calgary: International Telecommunications Society (ITS), 2018
  • Language: English
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  • Description: This paper investigates the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) adoption and usage in enhancing the subjective well-being (SWB) of citizens, using the latest available China General Social Survey (CGSS) database. The impact is assessed using a two-level hierarchical linear model (HLM) accounting for both individual- and city-level characteristics. The findings suggest that government policies to increase the adoption of broadband and ICTs have implications beyond economic growth and opportunity, extending to the "happiness" of citizens.
  • Access State: Open Access