In this study, we examined the association between girls%u2019 participation in high school sports and the physical … activity, weight, body mass and body composition of adolescent females during the 1970s when girls%u2019 sports participation … sports, a proxy for expanded athletic opportunities for adolescent females, were associated with an increase in physical …

rents flow to women's sports and other men's sports and lead to increased spending on facilities, coaches' salaries, and … other athletic department personnel. Using complete roster data for every student-athlete playing sports at these schools in … collective bargaining agreements in professional sports leagues as a benchmark. We also discuss how our results help understand …

An ongoing controversy in the literature on the economics of higher education centers on whether the success of a …

differences in education, socio-economic status, proxies for time constraints, and locational attributes …

, declines. These behavioral effects are strongest among low-educated males, which is validating given that the Great Recession …

option showed long‐lasting behavioral changes, persisting even 1 year after the incentive ended …