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Source: Penn Institute for Economic Research Working Papers (PIER)
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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. Postlewaite, Andrew
Silverman, Daniel Susman
Social Isolation and Inequality
Working Paper, Penn Institute for Economic Research, University of Pennsylvania, April 2004.
Also: http://ssrn.com/abstract=536184
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Penn Institute for Economic Research (PIER)
Keyword(s): Athletics (see SPORTS); Bayesian; High School; Sports (also see ATHLETICS); Wages, Adult

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There is an increasing interest in the concept of social exclusion and the related concept of social isolation and their potential role in understanding inequality. We examine the degree to which voluntary separation from social activities during adolescence affects adult wages. It is well-known that participation in high school athletic programs leads to higher adult wages. We present empirical evidence that this premium is not primarily due to selection on predetermined characteristics valued in the labor market.... Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY), 1979 cohort we show first that there is a substantial wage premium associated with having been a high school athlete. ... In 1984, retrospective questions about participation in high school athletics were asked only of those who had finished or were expected to finish high school.
Bibliography Citation
Postlewaite, Andrew and Daniel Susman Silverman. "Social Isolation and Inequality." Working Paper, Penn Institute for Economic Research, University of Pennsylvania, April 2004.
3. Postlewaite, Andrew
Silverman, Daniel Susman
Social Isolation and Inequality, Second Version
PIER Working Paper No. 05-001, Penn Institute for Economic Research (PIER), December 21, 2004.
Also: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=643543
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Penn Institute for Economic Research (PIER)
Keyword(s): Athletics (see SPORTS); Bayesian; High School; Sports (also see ATHLETICS); Wages, Adult

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

There is an increasing interest in the concept of social exclusion and the related concept of social isolation and their potential role in understanding inequality. We examine the degree to which voluntary separation from social activities during adolescence affects adult wages. It is well-known that participation in high school athletic programs leads to higher adult wages. We present empirical evidence that this premium is not primarily due to selection on predetermined characteristics valued in the labor market.

Note: A previous version of this abstract can be found at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=536184

Bibliography Citation
Postlewaite, Andrew and Daniel Susman Silverman. "Social Isolation and Inequality, Second Version." PIER Working Paper No. 05-001, Penn Institute for Economic Research (PIER), December 21, 2004.