Long-run labour market and health effects of individual sports activities

Michael Lechner

Journal of Health Economics, 2009, vol. 28, issue 4, 839-854

Abstract: This microeconometric study analyzes the effects of individual leisure sports participation on long-term labour market variables, health and subjective well-being indicators for West Germany based on individual data from the German Socio-Economic Panel study (GSOEP) 1984-2006. Econometric problems due to individuals choosing their own level of sports activities are tackled by combining informative data and flexible semiparametric estimation methods with a specific way to use the panel dimension of the data. The paper shows that sports activities have sizeable positive long-term labour market effects in terms of earnings and wages, as well as positive effects on health and subjective well-being.

Keywords: Leisure; sports; Health; Labour; market; Propensity; score; matching; Panel; data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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