The economics of sport, health and happiness: the promotion of well-being through sporting activities/
Promotion of well-being through sporting activities
edited by Plácido Rodríguez, Stefan Késenne, Brad R. Humphreys.
- Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, 2011.
- xi, 250 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- New horizons in the economics of sport; .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Participation in physical activity and health outcomes: evidence from the Canadian Community Health Survey / An economic analysis of the subjective health and well-being of physical activity / Physical activity and obesity in Spain: evidence from the Spanish National Health Survey / Does physical exercise affect demand for hospital services? Evidence from Canadian panel data / Leisure sports participation in Switzerland / Do sporty people have access to higher job quality? / Team success, productivity, and economic impact / Sports participation and happiness: evidence from US micro data / Subjective well-being and engagement in sport: evidence from England / High school sports and teenage births / Physical activity and subjective well-being: an empirical analysis / Sport opportunities and local well-being: is sport a local amenity? / Plácido Rodríguez, Stefan Késenne, and Brad R. Humphreys -- Jane E. Ruseski and Brad R. Humphreys -- Paul Downward and Simona Rasciute -- Jaume García Villar, Sonia Oreffice, and Climent Quintana-Domeque -- Nazmi Sari -- Michael Lechner -- Charlotte Cabane -- Michael C. Davis and Christian M. End -- Haifang Huang and Brad R. Humphreys -- David Forrest and Ian G. McHale -- Joseph Price and Daniel H. Simon -- Georgios Kavetsos -- Tim Pawlowski, Christoph Breuer, and Jorge Leyva.
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Sports--Economic aspects. Well-being--Economic aspects. Social policy.