Estimation of a Structural Model of the Determinants of the Time Spent on Physical Activity and Sport

Jaume García, Fernando Lera-López and María José Suárez
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Jaume Garcia Villar

Journal of Sports Economics, 2011, vol. 12, issue 5, 515-537

Abstract: The aim of this article is to extend the standard neoclassical consumer theory to explain the allocation of individual time to physical activity and sports. The authors assume a Constant Elasticity of Substitution (CES) utility function and they estimate the model using the Seemingly Unrelated Regression (SUR) method and the Heckman two-step procedure. They run separate estimates for men and women using the Spanish Time-Use Survey conducted in 2002-2003. The results show that there are gender differences in the determinants of the allocation of time to physical activity. Moreover, participation in physical activity and sports and the time devoted to these activities seem to be based on different decisions.

Keywords: physical activity and sports participation; time allocation; CES utility function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1177/1527002510387080

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