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References for Youth sports and the accumulation of human capital
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Further reading
- Heckman, J. J., Stixrud, J., Urzua, S. "The effects of cognitive and non-cognitive abilities on labor market outcomes and social behavior." Journal of Labor Economics 24:3 (2006): 411–482.
- Lechner, M., Downward, P. Heterogeneous Sports Participation and Labour Market Outcomes in England IZA Discussion Paper No.7690, 2013.
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Key references
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Johnston, H. "Extracurricular
activities and student achievement: Everyone gains." Research into
Practice. Eugene: Oregon GEAR UP, no date. Key reference: [1]
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Hoberman, J. Darwin’s Athletes:
How Sport Has Damaged Black America and Preserved the Myth of
Race. New York: Houghton-Mifflin, 1997. Key reference: [2]
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Leeds, M., von
Allmen, P. The Economics of
Sports. Boston, MA: Pearson, 2014. Key reference: [3]
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Leeds, M., Miller, C., Stull, J. "Interscholastic
athletics and investment in human capital." Social Science
Quarterly 88:3 (2007): 729–744. Key reference: [4]
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Long, J. E., Caudill, S. B. "The impact of
participation in intercollegiate athletics on income and
graduation." The Review of
Economics and Statistics 73:3 (1991): 525–531. Key reference: [5]
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Eide, E. R., Ronan, N. "Is participation
in high school athletics an investment or a consumption good?
Evidence from high school and beyond." Economics of
Education Review 20:5 (2001): 431–442. Key reference: [6]
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Pfeifer, C., Cornelissen, T. "The impact of
participation in sports on educational attainment—New evidence
from Germany." Economics of
Education Review 29:1 (2010): 94–103. Key reference: [7]
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Persico, N., Postlewaite, A., Silverman, D. "The effect of
adolescent experience on labor market outcomes: The case of
height." Journal of
Political Economy 112:5 (2004): 1019–1053. Key reference: [8]
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Case, A., Paxson, C. "Stature and
status: Height, ability, and labor market status." Journal of
Political Economy 116:3 (2008): 499–532. Key reference: [9]
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Stevenson, B. "Beyond the
classroom: Using Title IX to measure the return to high school
sports." The Review of
Economics and Statistics 92:2 (2010): 284–301. Key reference: [10]
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Felfe, C., Lechner, M., Steinmayr, A. Sports and Child
Development University of
St. Gallen Working Paper, 2012. Key reference: [11]
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Lipscomb, S. "Secondary school
extracurricular involvement and academic achievement: A fixed
effects approach." Economics of
Education Review 26:4 (2007): 463–472. Key reference: [12]
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Garces, E., Duncan, T., Currie, J. "Longer-term
effects of Head Start." American Economic
Review 92:4 (2002): 999–1012. Key reference: [13]
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Johnston, H. "Extracurricular
activities and student achievement: Everyone gains." Research into
Practice. Eugene: Oregon GEAR UP, no date.