Participation, Spectatorship and Media Coverage in Sport

Peter Dawson and Paul Downward
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Paul Downward: Loughborough University

No 24/09, Department of Economics Working Papers from University of Bath, Department of Economics

Abstract: This article considers the relationship between active participation in sport, sports spectatorship and television viewing habits using data from the 2005 DCMS Taking Part Survey. We find robust evidence that participation and sports spectatorship are symbiotically linked. In contrast, increase TV viewing per se leads to a reduction in participation.

Keywords: spectator demand; sporting participation; count models (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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