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Sport und Arbeitseinkommen: Individuelle Ertragsraten von Sportaktivitäten in Deutschland

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  • Cornelißen Thomas
  • Pfeifer Christian

    (Institut für Arbeitsökonomik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Königsworther Platz 1, 30167 Hannover)

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We analyze the impact of participation in sports activities during adolescence and as an adult on labour market earnings. Sport might increase productivity due to better physical and social skills. Using the rich information from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we estimate earnings functions with different sets of control variables. Large parts of the wage premium are explained by higher educational attainment of individuals who have participated in youth sports and who do sports as an adult. However, even after controlling for many productivity relevant characteristics (e. g., education, health, and soft skills) and sorting into firms and industries, sizable wage premiums remain. Interesting gender differences arise. Whereas youth sport effects are larger for females than for males, adult sport has only a positive wage effect for males.

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  • Cornelißen Thomas & Pfeifer Christian, 2008. "Sport und Arbeitseinkommen: Individuelle Ertragsraten von Sportaktivitäten in Deutschland," Review of Economics, De Gruyter, vol. 59(3), pages 244-255, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:lus:reveco:v:59:y:2008:i:3:p:244-255
    DOI: 10.1515/roe-2008-0305
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    1. Lechner, Michael & Sari, Nazmi, 2015. "Labor market effects of sports and exercise: Evidence from Canadian panel data," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 35(C), pages 1-15.
    2. Pawlowski, Tim & Steckenleiter, Carina & Wallrafen, Tim & Lechner, Michael, 2021. "Individual labor market effects of local public expenditures on sports," Labour Economics, Elsevier, vol. 70(C).
    3. Cabane Charlotte & Lechner Michael, 2015. "Physical Activity of Adults: A Survey of Correlates, Determinants, and Effects," Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), De Gruyter, vol. 235(4-5), pages 376-402, August.
    4. Michael Lechner, 2011. "Leisure Sports Participation in Switzerland," Chapters, in: Plácido Rodríguez & Stefan Késenne & Brad R. Humphreys (ed.), The Economics of Sport, Health and Happiness, chapter 5, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    5. Michael Lechner, 2015. "Sports, exercise, and labor market outcomes," IZA World of Labor, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), pages 126-126, February.

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