The impact of participation in sports on educational attainment: New evidence from Germany
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The impact of participation in sports on educational attainment : New evidence from Germany. / Pfeifer, Christian; Cornelißen, Thomas.
In: Economics of Education Review, Vol. 29, No. 1, 02.2010, p. 94-103.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The impact of participation in sports on educational attainment
T2 - New evidence from Germany
AU - Pfeifer, Christian
AU - Cornelißen, Thomas
PY - 2010/2
Y1 - 2010/2
N2 - We analyze the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational attainment. The theoretical framework is based on models of allocation of time and educational productivity. Using the rich information from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we apply generalized ordered probit models to estimate the effect of participation in sport activities on secondary school degrees and professional degrees. Even after controlling for important variables and selection into sport, we find strong evidence that the effect of sport on educational attainment is statistically significant and positive.
AB - We analyze the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational attainment. The theoretical framework is based on models of allocation of time and educational productivity. Using the rich information from the German Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we apply generalized ordered probit models to estimate the effect of participation in sport activities on secondary school degrees and professional degrees. Even after controlling for important variables and selection into sport, we find strong evidence that the effect of sport on educational attainment is statistically significant and positive.
KW - Economics
KW - Gender and Diversity
KW - Allocation of time
KW - Human capital
KW - School choice
KW - Sport
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=73649142430&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.04.002
DO - 10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.04.002
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 29
SP - 94
EP - 103
JO - Economics of Education Review
JF - Economics of Education Review
SN - 0272-7757
IS - 1
ER -