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Applied Economics Volume 54, 2022 - Issue 7
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Research Article

Economic Downturns and Leisure in China

Hongzhou Peia College of Business Administration, Shanghai Business School, Shanghai, China
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Wanglin Mab Department of Global Value Chains and Trade, Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New ZealandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7847-8459
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Puneet Vatsab Department of Global Value Chains and Trade, Faculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Zhiyong Niuc Institute of Shanghai Development, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ruochen Jiangc Institute of Shanghai Development, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai, China
Pages 807-820 | Published online: 13 Sep 2021
 
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ABSTRACT

This study examines the impact of economic downturns on leisure life, using the Chinese General Social Survey data from 2010 to 2015. The results show that economic downturns significantly decrease individuals’ time allocated to leisure activities. Specifically, participation in educational activities increases during economic downturns, while participation in social interaction and entertainment does not change. We also find that economic downturns significantly reduce the average frequency of individuals’ participation in active entertainment activities (e.g. reading, participating in cultural activities, listening to music at home, participating in physical exercise, watching live sports games, and doing handwork), but do not significantly affect the average frequency of individuals’ participation in passive entertainment activities (e.g. watching TV or DVD at home, watching movies in a cinema, shopping, gathering with relatives, gathering with friends, and surfing the Internet).

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