Institutional Factors, Sport Policy, and Individual Sport Participation: An International Comparison

Brad Humphreys, Katerina Maresova () and Jane Ruseski
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Katerina Maresova: University of Economics, Prague, Postal: Department of Institutional Economics, Namesti W. Churchilla 4,, 130 67 Praha 3 Czech Republic

No 2012-1, Working Papers from University of Alberta, Department of Economics

Abstract: Many countries promote participation in sport and physical activity among its citizens. We undertake an international comparative analysis of participation using data from 34 countries in the 2007 International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) Leisure Time and Sports module, augmented with country-specific characteristics capturing economic, demographic, and institutional factors. Our findings indicate that participation in sport and physical activity falls with age and rises with education and income. GDP per capita and economic freedom are associated with higher participation; past success of the national team in the Olympics and hosting sports mega-events are associated with lower participation.

Keywords: sport; physical activity; institutions; economic freedom (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H59 I12 I18 J22 L83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 24 pages
Date: 2012-01-13
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