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    The Impact of Athletic Motivation on Labor Market Outcomes
    (2013) Schwarz, Eli; Preston, Anne Elizabeth
    I investigate the relationship between motivation/improvement in athletics and both academic achievement and labor market outcomes, using a data set from a small NCAA Division III Strength and Conditioning Program that details improvement in various measures of athletic ability and strength across two graduating classes, complemented by a personally designed and implemented survey of the same pool of athletes postgraduation. Previous research on this subject typically looks at differences between athletes and non-athletes. My approach is novel in that it looks at differences among a sample of athletes as opposed to between athletes and non-athletes. I find that there may be differences in the way athletic motivation impacts men and women’s labor market outcomes, but I find no relationship between athletic motivation and academic outcomes.