The social support returns to college education in China: Evidence from online medical crowdfunding

被引：4

作者：

Zheng, Xiaoting ^{[1
]}

Wu, Anqi ^{[1
]}

Wei, Xuejing ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Jinan Univ, Sch Econ, Guangzhou, Peoples R China

来源：

CHINA ECONOMIC REVIEW | 2023年 / 79卷

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

Medical crowdfunding; Social support; Social network; Fundraising; Returns to Education; ECONOMIC TRANSITION; URBAN CHINA; EARNINGS; HEALTH; EXPANSION; BENEFITS; UNEMPLOYMENT; BANKRUPTCY; INVESTMENT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.chieco.2023.101978

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Attaining a college education bestows advantages in the labor market, but it is undetermined whether a college education could also benefit those in need of assistance. Using a unique dataset from a large online medical crowdfunding platform based in China, this paper investigates the social support returns to college education. Our study finds that patients attaining college edu-cation would raise 88.1% more funds through medical crowdfunding. A variety of identification strategies suggest that the relationship is causal. By examining the potential mechanism, we conclude that college-educated patients have more detailed narratives and have more school-related social connections who are willing to verify and distribute the campaigns, attracting more supporters and ultimately raising more funds.

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