The Impact of Participation in Sports on Educational Attainment: New Evidence from Germany

Thomas Cornelissen () and Christian Pfeifer ()

No 3160, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: We analyze the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational attainment. The theoretical framework is based on models of allocation of time and educational productivity. Using the rich information from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we apply generalized ordered probit models to estimate the effect of participation in sport activities on secondary school degrees and professional degrees. Even after controlling for important variables and selection into sport, we find strong evidence that the effect of sport on educational attainment is statistically significant and positive.

Keywords: human capital; education; allocation of time; sport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 J13 J22 J24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25 pages
Date: 2007-11
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Published - published in: Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29 (1), 94-103

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Journal Article: The impact of participation in sports on educational attainment--New evidence from Germany (2010)
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