Long-run labour market and health effects of individual sports activities

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 839-854

  Lechner, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Health; Labour market; Leisure sports; Panel data; Propensity score matching

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH IMPACT; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; MACROECONOMICS; PANEL DATA; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SPORT; WAVE;

ARTICLE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB MARKET; LEISURE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 70349303839     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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