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dc.contributor.authorSohn, Kitae
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-01T05:20:57Z
dc.date.available2018-02-01T05:20:57Z
dc.date.created2018-02-01T04:59:49Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.citationSohn, K. 2015. The height premium in Indonesia. Economics and Human Biology. 16: pp. 1-15.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/61981
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ehb.2013.12.011
dc.description.abstract

© 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Analyzing the Indonesian Family Life Survey for the year 2007, this paper estimates that a 10 cm increase in physical stature is associated with an increase in earnings of 7.5% for men and 13.0% for women, even after controlling for an extensive set of productivity variables. When the height premium is estimated by sector, it is 12.3% for self-employed men and 18.0% for self-employed women; a height premium of 11.1% is also estimated for women in the private sector. In the public sector, however, the height premium estimate is not statistically significant for either men or women. This paper provides further evidence of discrimination based on customers' preferences for tall workers.

dc.titleThe height premium in Indonesia
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume16
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage15
dcterms.source.issn1570-677X
dcterms.source.titleEconomics and Human Biology
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