Humphreys, Brad R.
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Rodríguez, Plácido
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft];
Késenne, Stefan
[Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
;
Edward Elgar Publishing
Anmerkungen:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:
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
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