Del i serien New Horizons in the Economics of Sport series

Economics of Sport, Health and Happiness

The Promotion of Well-being through Sporting Activities

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

AvPlácido Rodríguez,Stefan Késenne,Brad R. Humphreys

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Including an array of distinguished contributors, this novel book fills a gap in the literature by addressing an important yet under researched issue in the field of sports economics. It places great emphasis on the notion that sport is a significant component for improving the happiness, health and well-being of citizens, communities and society as a whole. In so doing, it addresses whether, in an environment of increasing pressure on public spending, governments should continue to subsidise sporting activities at the expense of other public resources.Written in a clear and accessible style, this pioneering book explores a number of specific issues including:the relationship between sport and happinessthe effect of sport on health, including the capacity of sport and exercise to reduce spending on medical expensesthe relationship between sport and productivitywhether sport as a leisure activity can improve quality of life.Innovative and original, this volume will strongly appeal to students and researchers of sport, health and welfare economics.Contributors include: C. Breuer, C. Cabane, M. Davis, P. Downward, C. End, D. Forrest, J. Garcia Villar, H. Huang, B. Humphreys, G. Kavetsos, M. Lechner, J. Leyva, I. McHale, S. Oreffice, T. Pawlowski, J. Price, C. Quintana-Domeque, S. Rasciute, J. Ruseski, N. Sari, D.H. Simon

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-07-29
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieNew Horizons in the Economics of Sport series
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9780857930132

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Contents: IntroductionPlácido Rodríguez, Stefan Késenne and Brad R. Humphreys1. Participation in Physical Activity and Health Outcomes: Evidence from the Canadian Community Health SurveyJane E. Ruseski and Brad R. Humphreys2. An Economic Analysis of the Subjective Health and Well-being of Physical ActivityPaul Downward and Simona Rasciute3. Physical Activity and Obesity in Spain: Evidence from the Spanish National Health SurveyJaume García Villar, Sonia Oreffice and Climent Quintana-Domeque4. Does Physical Exercise Affect Demand for Hospital Services? Evidence from Canadian Panel DataNazmi Sari5. Leisure Sports Participation in SwitzerlandMichael Lechner6. Do Sporty People Have Access to Higher Job Quality?Charlotte Cabane7. Team Success, Productivity and Economic ImpactMichael C. Davis and Christian M. End8. Sports Participation and Happiness: Evidence from US Micro DataHaifang Huang and Brad R. Humphreys9. Subjective Well-being and Engagement in Sport: Evidence from EnglandDavid Forrest and Ian G. McHale10. High School Sports and Teenage BirthsJoseph Price and Daniel H. Simon11. Physical Activity and Subjective Well-being: An Empirical AnalysisGeorgios Kavetsos12. Sport Opportunities and Local Well-being: Is Sport a Local Amenity?Tim Pawlowski, Christoph Breuer and Jorge LeyvaIndex

‘The reading of the book is stimulating and equally informative; engaging in sport activities appear to really matter for overall labour productivity market outcomes and the readers are told, individual life satisfaction is reportedly three times higher when participating in physical activity than happiness associated with employment. . . highly innovative and insightful, having the merit of filling a gap in the literature of the, yet under-researched, field of sports economics.’

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