The Effect of Height on Earnings : Is Stature Just a Proxy for Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills?

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 cognitiv...

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Main Authors:	Bossavie, Laurent, Alderman, Harold, Giles, John, Mete, Cem
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	NUTRITION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WAGES EARNINGS EDUCATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614401511363244664/The-effect-of-height-on-earnings-is-stature-just-a-proxy-for-cognitive-and-non-cognitive-skills http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28915

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spelling	okr-10986-289152021-09-16T22:22:36Z The Effect of Height on Earnings : Is Stature Just a Proxy for Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills? Bossavie, Laurent Alderman, Harold Giles, John Mete, Cem NUTRITION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WAGES EARNINGS EDUCATION 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. 2017-11-30T22:31:53Z 2017-11-30T22:31:53Z 2017-11 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614401511363244664/The-effect-of-height-on-earnings-is-stature-just-a-proxy-for-cognitive-and-non-cognitive-skills http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28915 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8254 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia Pakistan
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description	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.
format	Working Paper
author	Bossavie, Laurent Alderman, Harold Giles, John Mete, Cem
author_facet	Bossavie, Laurent Alderman, Harold Giles, John Mete, Cem
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title	The Effect of Height on Earnings : Is Stature Just a Proxy for Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills?
title_short	The Effect of Height on Earnings : Is Stature Just a Proxy for Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills?
title_full	The Effect of Height on Earnings : Is Stature Just a Proxy for Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills?
title_fullStr	The Effect of Height on Earnings : Is Stature Just a Proxy for Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills?
title_full_unstemmed	The Effect of Height on Earnings : Is Stature Just a Proxy for Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skills?
title_sort	effect of height on earnings : is stature just a proxy for cognitive and non-cognitive skills?
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2017
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/614401511363244664/The-effect-of-height-on-earnings-is-stature-just-a-proxy-for-cognitive-and-non-cognitive-skills http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28915
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