Abstract des Autors

Although some research has already focused on the analysis of sports and recreational (SAR) service expenditures, some shortcomings exist regarding the study design, data reliability, and applied analysis techniques. To provide consistent information on German households' consumption patterns, a regular demand system with a demographic translation extension is derived and applied to the aggregated category of SAR services and the subcategories of sport events, swimming pools, music lessons, dancing lessons, fitness studios, ski lift fees, and sports club membership fees. It is shown that consumers have different consumption patterns for different subcategories of SAR services. Furthermore, goodness of fit measures indicate that the models derived from the (extended) neoclassic demand theory seem to be appropriate. This means that deriving a theoretical demand model from utility maximization behavior is sui (or even necessary) for a comprehensive (and generally accepted) demand analysis also in the field of sports and recreation. Verf.-Referat