Heterogeneous Sports Participation and Labour Market Outcomes in England

46 Pages Posted: 28 Oct 2013

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Paul M. Downward

Loughborough University - Department of Economics

Michael Lechner

University of St. Gallen - Swiss Institute for Empirical Economic Research

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Date Written: October 2013

Abstract

Based on a unique composite dataset measuring heterogeneous sports participation, labour market outcomes and local facilities provision, this paper examines for the first time the association between different types of sports participation on employment and earnings in England. Clear associations between labour market outcomes and sports participation are established through matching estimation whilst controlling for some important confounding factors. The results suggest a link between different types of sports participation to initial access to employment and then higher income opportunities with ageing. However, these vary between the genders and across sports. Specifically, the results suggest that team sports contribute most to employability, but that this varies by age across genders and that outdoor activities contribute most towards higher in-comes.

Keywords: Human Capital, Labour Market, Matching Estimation, Sports Participation

JEL Classification: C21, I12, I18, J24, L83

Suggested Citation

Downward, Paul M. and Lechner, Michael, Heterogeneous Sports Participation and Labour Market Outcomes in England (October 2013). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9701, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2346218

Paul M. Downward (Contact Author)

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Michael Lechner

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