The economics of sport health and happiness : the promotion of well being through sporting activities Including an array of distinguished contributors this novel book fills a gap in the literature by addressing an important yet under researched issue in the field of sports economics. It places great emphasis on the notion that sport is a significant component for improving the happiness health and well being of citizens communities and society as a whole. In so doing it addresses whether in an environment of increasing pressure on public spending governments should continue to subsidize sporting activities at the expense of other public resources 1. Participation in physical activity and health outcomes : evidence from the Canadian Community Health Survey Jane E. Ruseski and Brad R. Humphreys 2. An economic analysis of the subjective health and well being of physical activity Paul Downward and Simona Rasciute 3. Physical activity and obesity in Spain : evidence from the Spanish National Health Survey Jaume García Villar Sonia Oreffice and Climent Quintana Domeque 4. Does physical exercise affect demand for hospital services : evidence from Canadian panel data Nazmi Sari 5. Leisure sports participation in Switzerland Michael Lechner 6. Do sporty people have access to higher job quality Charlotte Cabane 7. Team success productivity and economic impact Michael C. Davis and Christian M. End 8. Sports participation and happiness : evidence from US micro data Haifang Huang and Brad R. Humphreys 9. Subjective well being and engagement in sport : evidence from England David Forrest and Ian G. McHale 10. High school sports and teenage births Joseph Price and Daniel H. Simon 11. Physical activity and subjective well being : an empirical analysis Georgios Kavetsos 12. Sport opportunities and local well being : is sport a local amenity Tim Pawlowski Christoph Breuer and Jorge Leyva