Does Size Matter in Australia?

被引：25

作者：

Kortt, Michael ^{[2
]}

Leigh, Andrew ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Australian Natl Univ, Econ Program, Res Sch Social Sci, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia

[2] Univ Sydney, Sch Publ Hlth, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

来源：

ECONOMIC RECORD | 2010年 / 86卷 / 272期

关键词：

I10; J31; J71; BODY-MASS INDEX; SELF-REPORTED HEIGHT; LABOR-MARKET; OBESITY; WEIGHT; STATURE; WAGES; HEALTH; BEAUTY; IMPACT;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1475-4932.2009.00566.x

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We estimate the relationship between hourly wages and two aspects of body size: height and body mass index (BMI). We observe a height premium, with an additional 10 cm of height being associated with a 3 per cent increase in hourly wages for men. However, workers with higher BMI scores do not seem to earn lower wages. These results are largely unaffected by controlling for physical health, or (in the case of BMI) instrumenting with the BMI of biological family members. A survey of previous instrumental variables studies shows little indication of systematic biases, suggesting that OLS may provide a reasonable estimate of the causal impact of BMI on wages.

引用

页码：71 / 83

页数：13

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