The Effect of Adolescent Experience on Labor Market Outcomes: The Case of Height, Third Version

Nicola Persico, Andrew Postlewaite () and Dan Silverman

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Abstract: 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.

Keywords: Confidence; Optimism; Behavioral Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D81 D83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-lab and nep-mic
Date: 2001-12-05, Revised 2004-03-15
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