A note on the height-wage differential in the UK - Cross-sectional evidence from the BHPS
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.
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2008
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Authors: | Heineck, Guido |
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Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 98.2008, 3, p. 288-293
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Elsevier |
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