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This paper explores the extent to which workers are willing to trade hours worked for leisure time shared with their spouse. This parameter is essential to properly assess contemporary trends in the regulation of work and leisure time. We use the fact that the number and timing of paid vacation...
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This paper analyzes the determinants behind the spatial distribution of the sex industry in Thailand. We relate the development of the sex industry to an early temporary demand shock, i.e., U.S. military presence during the Vietnam War. Comparing the surroundings of Thai military bases used by...
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This paper studies intercollegiate athletics in the context of the theory of cartels. Some point to explicit attempts … white. The rents are typically spent on coaches' salaries, facilities, and nonrevenue sports. Although athletic departments …
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effect of financial stability on sport achievements. The empirical analysis uses data of teams competing in the 1st division … responsibility implies better sport performance and higher chances to qualify for the Champions and Europa Leagues …
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understood. This study fills part of this gap by analyzing the effect of sports club participation, one of the most popular extra …
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This paper estimates the factors affecting the relationship between the wins and losses of corporate sports club teams … that corporate sports club teams' performance is an important factor influencing the work morale of older employees and …
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Based on a unique composite dataset measuring heterogeneous sports participation, labour market outcomes and local … facilities provision, this paper examines for the first time the association between different types of sports participation on … employment and earnings in England. Clear associations between labour market outcomes and sports participation are established …
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one of the key insights from theory: effort and sabotage increase with the wage spread. Additionally, we find that even in …
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This paper examines the role physical activity plays in determining body mass using data from the American Time Use Survey. Our work is the first to address the measurement error that arises when time use during a single day – rather than average daily time use over an extended period – is...
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We analyze the impact of exercising sports during childhood and adolescence on educational attainment. The theoretical … Socio-Economic Panel (GSOEP), we apply generalized ordered probit models to estimate the effect of participation in sport … into sport, we find strong evidence that the effect of sport on educational attainment is statistically significant and …
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