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The effect of height on earnings : is stature just a proxy for cognitive and non-cognitive skills ?

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  • Bossavie,Laurent Loic Yves
  • Alderman,Harold H.
  • Giles,John T.
  • Mete,Cem

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This study investigates the degree to which the association of height and earnings in Pakistan is independent of other cognitive and socioemotional skills. While taller workers are regularly observed to earn more, they commonly have higher cognitive ability. Thus, there is debate concerning the independent contribution of stature. The study explores the relationship between height and earnings when a measure of cognitive ability -- performance on Raven's matrices -- and an index of socioemotional capacity are included. The study finds that there is only modest attenuation of the coefficient of height?treated as endogenous or exogenous?when these additional indicators of human capital are included.

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  • Bossavie,Laurent Loic Yves & Alderman,Harold H. & Giles,John T. & Mete,Cem, 2017. "The effect of height on earnings : is stature just a proxy for cognitive and non-cognitive skills ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8254, The World Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:8254
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    4. Cho, Hyunkuk, 2024. "Left-digit bias in self-reported height," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 54(C).
    5. Albin Salmon & Vincent Fleuriet & Paul Vertier, 2025. "Currency Crises and Malnutrition," Working papers 1003, Banque de France.
    6. Wroński, Marcin, 2023. "The full distribution of adult height in Poland: Cohorts born between 1920 and 1996. The biological cost of the economic transition," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 50(C).
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    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General
    • J70 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - General

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