The Impact of Participation in Sports on Educational Attainment: New Evidence from Germany

Thomas Cornelißen; Christian Pfeifer

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. / Cornelißen, Thomas; Pfeifer, Christian.
Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), 2007. (SOEPpapers; No. 68).

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