TY  - UNPD
A1  - Marcus, Jan
A1  - Siedler, Thomas
A1  - Ziebarth, Nicolas R.
T1  - The Long-Run Effects of Sports Club Vouchers for Primary School Children
T2  - CEPA Discussion Papers
N2  - Starting in 2009, the German state of Saxony distributed sports club membership vouchers among all 33,000 third graders in the state. The policy’s objective was to encourage them to develop a long-term habit of exercising. In 2018, we carried out a large register-based survey among several cohorts in Saxony and two neighboring states. Our difference-in-differences estimations show that, even after a decade, awareness of the voucher program was significantly higher in the treatment group. We also find that youth received and redeemed the vouchers. However, we do not find significant short- or long-term effects on sports club membership, physical activity, overweightness, or motor skills.
T3  - CEPA Discussion Papers - 34 
KW  - physical activity
KW  - voucher
KW  - primary school
KW  - obesity
KW  - habit formation
KW  - objective health measures
KW  - school health examinations
KW  - windfall gains
KW  - crowding out
KW  - taxpayer subsidies
Y1  - 2021
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/50897
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-508978
SN  - 2628-653X
IS  - 34
ER  -