The impact of participation in sports on educational attainment: New evidence from Germany

Christian Pfeifer; Thomas Cornelißen

doi:10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.04.002

The impact of participation in sports on educational attainment: New evidence from Germany

Christian Pfeifer
, Thomas Cornelißen

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Journal	Economics of Education Review
Volume	29
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	94-103
Number of pages	10
ISSN	0272-7757
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2009.04.002
Publication status	Published - 02.2010

Research areas and keywords

Economics
Gender and Diversity
Allocation of time
Human capital
School choice
Sport

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Economics and Econometrics
Education

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The Impact of Participation in Sports on Educational Attainment: New Evidence from Germany
Cornelißen, T. & Pfeifer, C., 11.2007, Bonn: Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit, 23 p. (IZA Discussion Paper; no. 3160).
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