Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/311575 
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Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
IFN Working Paper No. 1513
Publisher: 
Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm
Abstract: 
This paper examines the long-term effects of early sports selection using a regression discontinuity design. I show that Swedish track and field athletes who qualified for a one-time appearance with the junior national team at age 17 are less likely to quit sports and more likely to improve their performance. Several years later, although few make a living from sports, selected athletes have earned more college credits and are more successful on the marriage market. I show that early sports selection fosters grit and resilience, leading to lower dropout rates and positive spillovers in other areas of life.
Subjects: 
Sports
Skills
Human capital formation
Academic outcomes
Marriage market
JEL: 
I12
J24
L83
Z13
Z22
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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