The Economics of Sports Participation: Evidence

Downward, Paul; Dawson, Alistair; Dejonghe, Trudo

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“…For example, whilst it is shown that the number of team sports participated in is positively associated with well-being for the whole sample, it is evident from the other regressions that this is for younger males. This is a result entirely consistent with sports participation profiles (see Downward et al 2009). Further, it is evident that viewing sports events live is more likely to be positively related to the well-being of males and the older age-group.…”

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Do Relational Goods Raise Well-Being? An Econometric Analysis

2017

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This paper explores the relationship between different types of relational goods and well-being and examines if there is latent/unobserved heterogeneity in this relationship by applying the Latent Class Ordered Probit model. This unique contribution to the literature examines if some individuals have a more associative disposition than others which contributes to their subjective well-being through the consumption of relational goods. As well as relational goods that have been well researched, such as marital status and household composition, this paper explores participation in sports, arts and cultural activities, as well as attendance at events or facilities for these activities, heritage visits, volunteering and gambling.JEL Classification: C25, I31, D31, J12

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“…10 The disaggregation reveals that football, indoor fitness activities, including badminton but also tennis, swimming and golf are the main drivers of behaviour in the team, fitness, racquet, outdoor and leisure groups. In the light of the comments earlier concerning the classification of sport it is comforting to note that the dominance of these activities is in accord with the literature (Downward et al 2009).…”

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“…Are these effects for the different types of sports heterogeneous with respect to genders and age? These currently unanswered questions are important since it is well known that different types of sporting activities are expected to have different organisational features and aspects of practice, which may affect their impact on the individual (Downward et al 2009). It is also well known that the type and intensity of sports related activities vary considerably over age and across genders (Van Tuyckom, et al 2010;Breuer and Wicker, 2009;Breuer and Wicker, 2008;Kay, 2003).…”

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Heterogeneous sports participation and labour market outcomes in England

Lechner

Downward

2016

Applied Economics

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Based on a unique composite dataset measuring heterogeneous sports participation, labour market outcomes and local facilities provision, this paper examines for the first time the association between different types of sports participation and employment and earnings in England. Clear associations between labour market outcomes and sports participation are established through matching estimation whilst controlling for some important confounding factors. The results, which are supplemented and supported by a formal sensitivity analysis, suggest a link between different types of sports participation to initial access to employment and then higher income opportunities with ageing. However, these vary between the genders and across sports. Specifically, the results suggest that team sports contribute most to employability, but that this varies by age across genders and that outdoor activities contribute most towards higher incomes.

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“…Defining this concept requires quantification of the extent of its absence when it exists (Montes et al, 2014). For clarification this paper defines competitive balance in line with Downward, Dawson and Dejonghe (2009) as the absence of dominant teams(s) monopolising any given sports league in which they compete in.…”

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The UEFA Champions League: maintaining the status quo?

Plumley

Flint

2015

Team Performance Management

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the competitive balance of the UEFA Champions League group stages. There are numerous financial and commercial benefits to clubs that participate in this competition. The current paper examines whether the seeding system operated by UEFA is hindering some lower ranked teams from qualification and, thus, the associated benefits. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected for all UEFA Champions League group stages between1999/2000 and 2013/2014. Data analysis techniques included Herfindahl-Hirschman Index to examine competitive balance and one-way ANOVAs to examine the impact of the current seeding system on club performance. Findings – The findings suggest that there are flaws in the ranking and seeding system used by UEFA, as results show that the competition is competitively imbalanced at the group stage. Additionally, clubs that are continually placed in the highest seeding pot historically tend to accumulate more points and finish in a higher position in the group, thereby giving them a better opportunity to progress further in the competition. Research limitations/implications – The study has implications for both the clubs competing in the Champions League, who will be affected by the seeding system, and UEFA themselves when considering the sporting integrity of their flagship competition. Originality/value – To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper of its kind to examine competitive balance in this competition, and the paper contributes new knowledge that extends the research undertaken in the field previously.

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The Economics of Sports Participation: Evidence

Cited by 15 publications

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Do Relational Goods Raise Well-Being? An Econometric Analysis

Do Relational Goods Raise Well-Being? An Econometric Analysis

Heterogeneous sports participation and labour market outcomes in England

The UEFA Champions League: maintaining the status quo?

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