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Student Participation in Sporting Activities

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Don J Webber
Andrew Mearman () (School of Economics, University of the West of England)

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Given that many universities spend large sums of money supplying sports facilities for student use, comparatively little is known about the factors that influence the quantity of student sporting participation. This paper presents evidence which suggests that the quantity of student sports participation is adversely affected by greater hours of work and increased by greater sports literacy and the decision to augment social capital. Effective investment in sports facilities by Universities would meet students’ demands and not simply increase the range of sports facilities available to students.

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Paper provided by University of the West of England, Department of Economics in its series Discussion Papers with number 0501.

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Date of creation: Jan 2005
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Handle: RePEc:uwe:wpaper:0501

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Keywords: Sport; Participation; Time; Social capital; Students;

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L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Recreation; Tourism
I12 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health Production
J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply

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  1. Grossman, Michael, 1972. "On the Concept of Health Capital and the Demand for Health," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 80(2), pages 223-55, March-Apr. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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