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000 0 eng d1 aCase, Anne.10aStature and Statush[electronic
resource]:bHeight, Ability, and Labor Market Outcomes /cAnne
Case, Christina Paxson. aCambridge, Mass.bNational Bureau of
Economic Researchc2006.1 aNBER working paper seriesvno.
w12466 aAugust 2006.3 aIt has long been recognized that
taller adults hold jobs of higher status and, on average, earn
more than other workers. A large number of hypotheses have been
put forward to explain the association between height and
earnings. In developed countries, researchers have emphasized
factors such as self esteem, social dominance, and
discrimination. In this paper, we offer a simpler explanation:
On average, taller people earn mo