| Abstract: |
This microeconometric study analyzes the effects of individual leisure sports
participation on long-term labour market variables, on socio-demographic as
well as on health and subjective well-being indicators for West Germany based
on individual data from the German Socio-Economic Panel study (GSOEP) 1984 to
2006. Econometric problems due to individuals choosing their own level of
sports activities are tackled by combining informative data and flexible
semiparametric estimation methods with a specific way to use the panel
dimension of the data. The paper shows that sports activities have sizeable
positive long-term labour market effects in terms of earnings and wages, as
well as positive effects on health and subjective well-being. |