Sport und Arbeitseinkommen – Individuelle Ertragsraten von Sportaktivitäten in Deutschland
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Sport und Arbeitseinkommen – Individuelle Ertragsraten von Sportaktivitäten in Deutschland. / Cornelißen, Thomas; Pfeifer, Christian.
In: Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Vol. 59, No. 3, 2008, p. 244-255.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Sport und Arbeitseinkommen – Individuelle Ertragsraten von Sportaktivitäten in Deutschland
AU - Cornelißen, Thomas
AU - Pfeifer, Christian
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Volkswirtschaftslehre
KW - Gender und Diversity
U2 - 10.1515/roe-2008-0305
DO - 10.1515/roe-2008-0305
M3 - Zeitschriftenaufsätze
VL - 59
SP - 244
EP - 255
JO - Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften
JF - Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften
SN - 0948-5139
IS - 3
ER -