Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/103546 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 14-088
Publisher: 
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim
Abstract: 
We survey the literature on the link of labour market related outcomes to individ-ual physical activity and sports participation. The first part of the survey is devoted to the individual participation decision and is based on papers from various disciplines. The sec-ond part summarises parts of the epidemiological literature on health effects and the eco-nomic literature on the labour market effects as well as on the effects on well-being and so-cial capital. Somewhat surprisingly, at least for studies in empirical economics, all the papers seem to agree that individual leisure sports participation and physical activity has positive effects for adults.
Subjects: 
physical activity
leisure time physical activity
sports participation
labour market effects
unemployment
earnings
JEL: 
I12
I18
J20
J30
J68
L83
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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