The economics of sport, health and happiness : the promotion of well-being through sporting activities / edited by Plácido Rodríguez, Stefan Késenne, Brad R. Humphreys.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rodríguez, Plácido.

Késenne, Stefan

Humphreys, Brad R.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

New horizons in the economics of sport

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Economic aspects.

Sports.

Well-being--Economic aspects.

Well-being.

Social policy.

Physical Description:

xi, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Promotion of well-being through sporting activities

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, 2011.

Summary:

This collection of twelve articles on sports sociology examines the effects of healthy lifestyles and sports participation on the economic wellbeing of the participants. Topics discussed include sports participation and happiness, subjective wellbeing and engagement in sports, high school sports and teen pregnancy, and sport and local economic network connections. Contributors include academics in economics, sports and leisure and psychology from universities in the US and Europe. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction / Plácido Rodríguez, Stefan Késenne, and Brad R. Humphreys

Participation in physical activity and health outcomes: evidence from the Canadian Community Health Survey / Jane E. Ruseski and Brad R. Humphreys

An economic analysis of the subjective health and well-being of physical activity / Paul Downward and Simona Rasciute

Physical activity and obesity in Spain: evidence from the Spanish National Health Survey / Jaume García Villar, Sonia Oreffice, and Climent Quintana-Domeque

Does physical exercise affect demand for hospital services? Evidence from Canadian panel data / Nazmi Sari

Leisure sports participation in Switzerland / Michael Lechner

Do sporty people have access to higher job quality? / Charlotte Cabane

Team success, productivity, and economic impact / Michael C. Davis and Christian M. End

Sports participation and happiness: evidence from US micro data / Haifang Huang and Brad R. Humphreys

Subjective well-being and engagement in sport: evidence from England / David Forrest and Ian G. McHale

High school sports and teenage births / Joseph Price and Daniel H. Simon

Physical activity and subjective well-being: an empirical analysis / Georgios Kavetsos

Sport opportunities and local well-being: is sport a local amenity? / Tim Pawlowski, Christoph Breuer, and Jorge Leyva.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0857930133

9780857930132

OCLC:

676872596