¿Cómo afecta el uso de redes sociales a la felicidad?
Resumen
Se analiza el impacto del uso de redes sociales en el bienestar subjetivo de la población latinoamericana frente a la irrupción de la pandemia de COVID19. Dado el fuerte proceso de digitalización de la vida como consecuencia de la pandemia (por medidas restrictivas y decisiones de cuidado), se analizan los efectos causales del uso de redes sociales en el bienestar. Por primera vez se analiza el caso particular de la pandemia de COVID-19, para Latinoamérica y con una novel estrategia empírica. Se utiliza un modelo de regresión cuantílica con variables instrumentales, esto permite considerar el efecto causal y evitar la endogeneidad de ambas variables (utilizando la tenencia de smartphone como instrumento), y el impacto a lo largo de la distribución de bienestar. Este conocimiento permitiría adoptar políticas públicas mejor direccionadas.
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