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The Mental Health of School-Aged Children and 3G Network Coverage

Norinder, Hugo LU (2024) NEKN06 20241
Department of Economics
Abstract
This thesis analyzes schoolchildren’s mental health development in five mental health-related variables when they gain internet access through 3G networks. A unique panel dataset using the HBSC with country-level 3G coverage is constructed. Using a TWFE strategy to estimate the effect on the five outcome variables, a decrease in mental health is found for both female and male children. The results are driven by older teenagers and females. Further differences between genders are found in socioeconomic background heterogeneity. The results align with previous literature and can provide new evidence of heterogeneous mental health effects for both genders.
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author
Norinder, Hugo LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKN06 20241
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
Mental Health, Mobile Networks, TWFE, HBSC
language
English
id
9155762
date added to LUP
2024-10-01 13:14:13
date last changed
2024-10-01 13:14:13
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  abstract     = {{This thesis analyzes schoolchildren’s mental health development in five mental health-related variables when they gain internet access through 3G networks. A unique panel dataset using the HBSC with country-level 3G coverage is constructed. Using a TWFE strategy to estimate the effect on the five outcome variables, a decrease in mental health is found for both female and male children. The results are driven by older teenagers and females. Further differences between genders are found in socioeconomic background heterogeneity. The results align with previous literature and can provide new evidence of heterogeneous mental health effects for both genders.}},
  author       = {{Norinder, Hugo}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Mental Health of School-Aged Children and 3G Network Coverage}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}