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Title: Effects of Physical Attributes on the Wages of Males And Females
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Mitra, Aparna |
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Effects of Physical Attributes on the Wages of Males And Females Applied Economics Letters 8,11 (November 2001): 731-735. Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504850110047605 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Routledge ==> Taylor & Francis (1998) Keyword(s): Height; Height, Height-Weight Ratios; Occupational Status; Physical Characteristics; Wages, Men; Wages, Women; Weight Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (1993), this study analyses the effects of physical attributes, namely, height and weight, on the wages of males and females in professional and blue-collar occupations. A parallel theme of analysis is whether physical attributes have any impact on the wages of workers with high mathematics and computational skills. The results of this study show that among professionals and blue-collar workers, physical attributes significantly affect the wages of women and have no impact on the wages of men. Taller women enjoy wage premiums, while overweight women experience significant wage penalties. Another important finding is that among women with above average quantitative skills, the effects of physical attributes on wages are insignificant. |
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Mitra, Aparna. "Effects of Physical Attributes on the Wages of Males And Females ." Applied Economics Letters 8,11 (November 2001): 731-735.
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