Heterogenous effects of sports participation on education and labor market outcomes

Devon Gorry

Education Economics, 2016, vol. 24, issue 6, 622-638

Abstract: This paper analyzes the distribution of education and labor market benefits from sports participation. Results show that effects are similar across gender, but differ on other dimensions. In particular, participants in team sports show greater gains than those in individual sports. Quantile regressions show that educational gains are larger for low performing populations and earnings gains are larger for low earning individuals. Instrumental variable results also show similar effects across gender and larger gains in academic performance for low performers, but these results show insignificant effects of sports participation on labor market outcomes.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/09645292.2016.1143452

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