Height and Earnings: The Role of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills

We use large-scale register data on 450,000 Swedish males who underwent mandatory military enlistment at age 18, and a subsample of 150,000 siblings, to examine why tall people earn more. We show the importance of both cognitive and noncognitive skills, as well as family background and muscular stre...

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Volume:	49
Main Author:	Petter Lundborg Paul Nystedt Dan-Olof Rooth
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Academic
Place of publication:	MADISON The University of Wisconsin Press 01.01.2014 University of Wisconsin Press UNIV WISCONSIN PRESS
published in:	The Journal of human resources Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 141 - 166
ORCID:	0000-0001-8887-5677
Data of publication:	20140101
ISSN:	0022-166X 1548-8004 1548-8004
EISSN:	1548-8004
Discipline:	Economics Business
Subjects:	Body height Family background Muscle strength Labor markets Military enlistment Cognition Control variables Thinking skills Age Siblings Stature Sweden Economic aspects Mathematical models Econometric models Social aspects Wages Economics Business & Economics Social Sciences Industrial Relations & Labor Health aspects Personal income Samhällsvetenskap Economics and Business Economic History Ekonomisk historia Ekonomi och näringsliv LABOR-MARKET OUTCOMES SWEDEN STATURE DISCRIMINATION INCOME RETURNS BIRTH-WEIGHT HEALTH GRIP STRENGTH HERITABILITY
Online Access:	Fulltext
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