Journal Article
A note on the height - wage differential in the UK: cross-sectional evidence from the BHPS
Authors
Publication date
2007
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.
Published in
Economics Letters
Volume
98 (3):288-293
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2007.05.005
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Links
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Notes
Previously 'In press, corrected proof' May 2007; Albert Sloman Library Periodicals *restricted to Univ. Essex registered users*
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