The Impact of Internet Use on Perception of the Poor-Rich Gap: Empirical Evidence from China

doi:10.3390/su14063488

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	The Impact of Internet Use on Perception of the Poor-Rich Gap: Empirical Evidence from China
	Zuo, Xiaofan ; Hong, Zhisheng1
发表期刊	SUSTAINABILITY
关键词	internet use perception of the poor-rich gap aggravating effect subjective well-being social equality SDGs China
摘要	The advancement of Internet technology has provided a great impetus to alleviate poverty and promote economic progress. However, studies on the negative impact that the development of the Internet may have on individual perceptions are still rare. This paper uses data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) in 2018 to construct multiple econometric models to empirically study the impact of Internet use (ITU) on the perception of the poor-rich gap (PPRG) and its mechanism in China. The instrumental variable (IV) model and Heckman model are used to solve potential endogenous problems. The research found that ITU has aggravated the PPRG of residents, and the test results are still robust after considering various endogenous sources. Additional analysis shows that the degree of dependence on the Internet is one of the transmission mechanisms of ITU on the impact of the PPRG, and its mediating effect accounts for 32.12% of the total effect. Another test result of the impact mechanism shows that the Internet media expands the reference group of residents through virtual areas and aggravates the PPRG of residents. Some test results from the perspective of heterogeneity show that: the effect of urban residents' ITU on PPRG is higher than that of rural residents. ITU of residents in economically developed areas has a significantly higher effect on the PPRG than residents in economically underdeveloped areas. The impact on ITU by residents of different age groups on aggravating the PPRG show an obvious increasing linear law. Our research provides an ITU interpretation path for the impact of PPRG from sociological theory and provides a new entry point for the impact of the Internet and subjective well-being.
	2022
卷号	14 期号:6
文章类型	Article
DOI	10.3390/su14063488
关键词[WOS]	INEQUALITY ; USAGE ; ICT
语种	英语
WOS研究方向	Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
WOS类目	Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS记录号	WOS:000774474500001
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文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://ir.casisd.cn/handle/190111/12019
专题	学部咨询研究支撑中心
作者单位	1.China Agr Univ, Coll Humanities & Dev Studies, Beijing 100193, Peoples R China 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Sci & Dev, Beijing 100190, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Zuo, Xiaofan,Hong, Zhisheng. The Impact of Internet Use on Perception of the Poor-Rich Gap: Empirical Evidence from China[J]. SUSTAINABILITY,2022,14(6).
APA	Zuo, Xiaofan,&Hong, Zhisheng.(2022).The Impact of Internet Use on Perception of the Poor-Rich Gap: Empirical Evidence from China.SUSTAINABILITY,14(6).
MLA	Zuo, Xiaofan,et al."The Impact of Internet Use on Perception of the Poor-Rich Gap: Empirical Evidence from China".SUSTAINABILITY 14.6(2022).