The effect of technological behaviour and beliefs on subjective well-being: the role of technological infrastructure

Giacomo Degli Antoni () and Chiara Franco ()
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Chiara Franco: University of Pisa

No wp77, Econometica Working Papers from Econometica

Abstract: The aim of the paper is to investigate the role of technological infrastructures in affecting the relation between technological behaviour and subjective well-being (SWB). We use the 6th wave of World Value Survey that allows us to have comparable data for 60 countries over the period 2010-2014 through which we provide our empirical contribution in light of the scarcity of studies about the linkages between innovation and SBW. By focusing on the use of internet as a means of collecting information, we show that the same technological behaviour may generate different impacts on SWB depending on the efficiency of the internet infrastructure which makes it possible. Moreover, since recent contributions highlighted a role of technological and scientific beliefs in affecting SWB, we investigate if it is related with the quality of technological infrastructure finding a positive, though not always statistically significant effect, and showing that this effect is stronger in areas with less efficient infrastructure. The focus on the relationship between technological infrastructure and SWB paves the way for policy interventions aimed at promoting a coherent development of technological access, use and beliefs.

Keywords: Subjective well-being; Internet infrastructure; Technological behaviour; Technological beliefs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I31 O10 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27
Date: 2021-01
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