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. 2022 Mar 18:10:860297.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.860297. eCollection 2022.

Education and Quality of Life: Does the Internet Matter in China?

Zhan Zhan  1 , Zhi-Wei Su  2 , Hsu-Ling Chang  3
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Education and Quality of Life: Does the Internet Matter in China?

Zhan Zhan et al. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

The internet has influenced human wellbeing through social networking, time-saving, diffusion of knowledge, and access to health information. Health is a key component of human quality of life. This study examines the nexus between education, the internet, and quality of life using data from China spanning the period from 1991 to 2020. The study used ARDL to examine the short and long-term, exploring education and the impact of the internet on quality of life. Education status plays a significant role in promoting quality of life in the short and long term. The empirical findings show the significant positive impact of the internet and ICT on quality of life in the short and long-run. Financial development and FDI improve the quality of life in the long-term in China. Based on these results, policymakers in China should develop the ICT infrastructure and human capital to support increased quality of life.

Keywords: China; FDI; education; internet; quality of life.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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