Leisure and education: insights from a time-use analysis

Jorge Calero () and Marcos Fernández-Gutiérrez ()
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Jorge Calero: University of Barcelona & IEB
Marcos Fernández-Gutiérrez: Universidad de Cantabria

No 2016/18, Working Papers from Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB)

Abstract: The impact of education on participation in leisure activities is of particular relevance when analysing education and educational policies and for understanding leisure and leisure policy design. Yet, despite advances in the measurement and analysis of education, studies of the effects of education on leisure activities have not been especially exhaustive nor have they been sufficiently integrated with leisure studies. We seek to rectify these shortcomings, by analysing the effects of education on leisure participation in Spain based on the study of individuals’ time-use patterns. Results highlight the impact of education on the time dedicated to activities that have beneficial individual and social outcomes, including cultural and sports activities, and reading books and the press. We demonstrate the potential of integrating analyses of education and leisure for understanding the benefits of participation in a greater diversity of leisure activities and for developing policies that strengthen the repertoire of leisure options.

Keywords: Education and leisure; determinants of leisure activity; non-monetary effects of education; quantitative research. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I24 I26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 2016
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