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Stature and status: Height, ability, and labor market outcomes

The well-known association between height and earnings is often thought to reflect factors such as self esteem, social dominance, and discrimination. We offer a simpler explanation: height is positively associated with cognitive ability, which is rewarded in the labor market. Using data from the US...

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Main Authors: Case, Anne, Paxson, Christina
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2709415/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19603086
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1086/589524
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