Economic Freedom and Participation in Physical Activity

Joshua Hall, Brad Humphreys and Jane Ruseski

No 15-17, Working Papers from Department of Economics, West Virginia University

Abstract: Physical activity is an important part of a healthy lifestyle and influences a variety of health outcomes. Across countries, economic freedom has been found to be positively associated with greater participation in physical activity and well-being. We empirically investigate the relationship between economic freedom and physical activity across U.S. states. Contrary to the cross-country results, we find that states with higher levels of economic freedom have lower rates of participation in physical activity.

Keywords: economic freedom; health outcomes; physical activity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 I18 J22 R5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 17 pages
Date: 2015-06
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