A note on the height-wage differential in the UK - Cross-sectional evidence from the BHPS

Guido Heineck ()

Economics Letters, 2008, vol. 98, issue 3, pages 288-293

Abstract: Using BHPS data for the first time, evidence for the height-earnings relationship is updated for the UK. In contrast to prior findings, baseline height differentials mainly vanish once individuals' occupation and non-linear height gradients are accounted for.

Date: 2008
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