The economics of sport, health and happiness the promotion of well-being through sporting activities
1. Participation in physical activity and health outcomes : evidence from the Canadian Community Health Survey / Jane E. Ruseski and Brad R. Humphreys -- 2. An economic analysis of the subjective health and well-being of physical activity / Paul Downward and Simona Rasciute -- 3. Physical activity a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cheltenham, Glos
Edward Elgar
2011
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| Series: | New horizons in the economics of sport
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| Collection: | Edward Elgar eBook Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 1. Participation in physical activity and health outcomes : evidence from the Canadian Community Health Survey / Jane E. Ruseski and Brad R. Humphreys -- 2. An economic analysis of the subjective health and well-being of physical activity / Paul Downward and Simona Rasciute -- 3. Physical activity and obesity in Spain : evidence from the Spanish National Health Survey / Jaume García Villar, Sonia Oreffice and Climent Quintana-Domeque -- 4. Does physical exercise affect demand for hospital services? : evidence from Canadian panel data / Nazmi Sari -- 5. Leisure sports participation in Switzerland / Michael Lechner -- 6. Do sporty people have access to higher job quality? / Charlotte Cabane -- 7. Team success, productivity and economic impact / Michael C. Davis and Christian M. End -- 8. Sports participation and happiness : evidence from US micro data / Haifang Huang and Brad R. Humphreys -- 9. Subjective well-being and engagement in sport : evidence from England / David Forrest and Ian G. McHale -- 10. High school sports and teenage births / Joseph Price and Daniel H. Simon -- 11. Physical activity and subjective well-being : an empirical analysis / Georgios Kavetsos -- 12. Sport opportunities and local well-being : is sport a local amenity? / Tim Pawlowski, Christoph Breuer and Jorge Leyva 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 subsidize sporting activities at the expense of other public resources |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 250 p ill., port |
| ISBN: | 9780857930132 9780857930149 |