The effect of adolescent experience on labor market outcomes
Subtitle: The case of height
By: Nicola Persico, Andrew Postlewaite, Dan Silverman.
Contributors: National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper 10522; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no. 10522.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Wage payment system; Stature; Teenage boys
Description: "Taller workers receive a wage premium.  Net of differences in family background, the disparity is similar in magnitude to the race and gender gaps.  We exploit variation in an individual's height over time to explore how height affects wages.  Controlling for teen height essentially eliminates the effect of adult height on wages for white males.  The teen height premium is not explained by differences in resources or endowments.  The teen height premium is partly mediated through participation in high school sports and clubs.  We estimate the monetary benefits of a medical treatment for children that increases height"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: Also available in print.
Includes bibliographical references.
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