Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/89903 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 7890
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
We examine the effect of salient international soccer tournaments on the motivation of unemployed individuals to search for employment using the German Socio Economic Panel 1984-2010. Exploiting the random scheduling of survey interviews, we find significant effects on motivational variables such as the intention to work or the reservation wage. Furthermore, the sporting events increase perceived health as well as worries about the general economic situation.
Subjects: 
sporting events
soccer
unemployment
well-being
JEL: 
D8
J2
J6
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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