@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp14246,
            	author={Marcus, Jan and Siedler, Thomas and Ziebarth, Nicolas R.},
            	title={The Long-Run Effects of Sports Club Vouchers for Primary School Children},
            	year={2021},
	month={Apr},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={14246},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp14246},
	abstract={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-indifferences 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.},
	keywords={school health examinations;objective health measures;habit formation;obesity;primary school;voucher;physical activity;windfall gains;crowd-out;taxpayer subsidies},
            }