nep-cul 2009-11-14 papers

on Cultural Economics

Issue of 2009‒11‒14
one paper chosen by
Roberto Zanola
University of the Piemonte Orientale

Participation, Spectatorship and Media Coverage in Sport By Dawson, P.; Downward, P.

Participation, Spectatorship and Media Coverage in Sport

By:	Dawson, P.; Downward, P.
Abstract:	This article considers the relationship between active participation in sport, sports spectatorship and television viewing habits using data from the 2005 DCMS Taking Part Survey. We find robust evidence that participation and sports spectatorship are symbiotically linked. In contrast, increase TV viewing per se leads to a reduction in participation.
Keywords:	sporting participation; spectator demand; count models;
Date:	2009–09
URL:	http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:eid:wpaper:16651&r=cul

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