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Leisure and education: insights from a time-use analysis

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  • Jorge Calero

    (University of Barcelona & IEB)

  • Marcos Fernández-Gutiérrez

    (Universidad de Cantabria)

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The impact of education on participation in leisure activities is of particular relevance when analysing education and educational policies and for understanding leisure and leisure policy design. Yet, despite advances in the measurement and analysis of education, studies of the effects of education on leisure activities have not been especially exhaustive nor have they been sufficiently integrated with leisure studies. We seek to rectify these shortcomings, by analysing the effects of education on leisure participation in Spain based on the study of individuals’ time-use patterns. Results highlight the impact of education on the time dedicated to activities that have beneficial individual and social outcomes, including cultural and sports activities, and reading books and the press. We demonstrate the potential of integrating analyses of education and leisure for understanding the benefits of participation in a greater diversity of leisure activities and for developing policies that strengthen the repertoire of leisure options.

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  • Jorge Calero & Marcos Fernández-Gutiérrez, 2016. "Leisure and education: insights from a time-use analysis," Working Papers 2016/18, Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB).
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    Keywords

    Education and leisure; determinants of leisure activity; non-monetary effects of education; quantitative research.;
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    JEL classification:

    • I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education

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