Leisure and Education: Insights from a Time-Use Analysis

EIB Working Paper 2016/18

42 Pages Posted: 17 Sep 2016

Date Written: September 13, 2016

Abstract

The impact of education on participation in leisure activities is of particular relevance when analysing education and educational policies and for understanding leisure and leisure policy design. Yet, despite advances in the measurement and analysis of education, studies of the effects of education on leisure activities have not been especially exhaustive nor have they been sufficiently integrated with leisure studies. We seek to rectify these shortcomings, by analysing the effects of education on leisure participation in Spain based on the study of individuals’ time-use patterns. Results highlight the impact of education on the time dedicated to activities that have beneficial individual and social outcomes, including cultural and sports activities, and reading books and the press. We demonstrate the potential of integrating analyses of education and leisure for understanding the benefits of participation in a greater diversity of leisure activities and for developing policies that strengthen the repertoire of leisure options.

Keywords: Education and leisure, determinants of leisure activity, non-monetary effects of education, quantitative research.

JEL Classification: I24, I26

Suggested Citation

Fernández-Gutiérrez, Marcos and Calero, Jorge, Leisure and Education: Insights from a Time-Use Analysis (September 13, 2016). EIB Working Paper 2016/18, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2838233 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2838233

Marcos Fernández-Gutiérrez

University of Cantabria ( email )

Avda. Los Castros, s/n
Santander 39005
Spain

Jorge Calero (Contact Author)

University of Barcelona ( email )

Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585
Barcelona, 08007
Spain

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