Student Participation in Sporting Activities

Don J. Webber () and Andrew Mearman ()

No 501, Discussion Papers from University of the West of England, Department of Economics

Abstract: Given that many universities spend large sums of money supplying sports facilities for student use, comparatively little is known about the factors that influence the quantity of student sporting participation. This paper presents evidence which suggests that the quantity of student sports participation is adversely affected by greater hours of work and increased by greater sports literacy and the decision to augment social capital. Effective investment in sports facilities by Universities would meet students’ demands and not simply increase the range of sports facilities available to students.

Keywords: Sport; Participation; Time; Social capital; Students (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L83 I12 J22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2005-01
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