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Author: Persico, Nicola
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1. Persico, Nicola
Postlewaite, Andrew
Silverman, Daniel Susman
The Effect of Adolescent Experience on Labor Market Outcomes: The Case of Height
PIER Working Papers 01-050, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Philadelphia PA, November 2001.
Also: http://www.econ.upenn.edu/system/files/01-050.pdf
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Penn Institute for Economic Research (PIER)
Keyword(s): Cross-national Analysis; Gender Differences; Height; Human Capital; Labor Market Outcomes; NCDS - National Child Development Study (British); Racial Differences; Socioeconomic Status (SES); Wage Determination; Wage Gap

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Taller workers receive a wage premium, and the disparity in wages is similar in magnitude to the race and gender gaps. We exploit the variation in an individual's height over time to explore the way in which height affects wages. Specifically we show that for white males, the effect of adult height is essentially eliminated when adolescent height is taken into account. We take this as evidence that adolescent height has important economic implication long after the time that it is obserservable to others, and we explore the channels through which the effects might be manifested.
Bibliography Citation
Persico, Nicola, Andrew Postlewaite and Daniel Susman Silverman. "The Effect of Adolescent Experience on Labor Market Outcomes: The Case of Height." PIER Working Papers 01-050, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Philadelphia PA, November 2001.
2. Persico, Nicola
Postlewaite, Andrew
Silverman, Daniel Susman
The Effect of Adolescent Experience on Labor Market Outcomes: The Case of Height
Journal of Political Economy 112,5 (October 2004): 1019-1053.
Also: http://www.jstor.org/stable/full/10.1086/422566
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Keyword(s): Athletics (see SPORTS); Height; NCDS - National Child Development Study (British); Sports (also see ATHLETICS); Wage Levels; Wages

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 exxentially eliminates the effect of adult height on wages for white men. The teen height premium is not explained by differences is resources or endowments. The teen height premium is partially mediated through participation in high school sports and clubs. We estimate the monetary benefits of a medical treatment for children that increases height.
Bibliography Citation
Persico, Nicola, Andrew Postlewaite and Daniel Susman Silverman. "The Effect of Adolescent Experience on Labor Market Outcomes: The Case of Height." Journal of Political Economy 112,5 (October 2004): 1019-1053.