Height–income association in developing countries
Evidence from 14 countries
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 19458751 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Pankaj C Patel (0000-0003-4934-8166, Villanova School of Business Villanova University Villanova Pennsylvania, autor correspondente), Srikant Devaraj (0000-0002-5652-3682, Center for Business and Economic Research, Miller College of Business Ball State University Muncie Indiana) |
| Ano | 2018 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Fascículo | 3 |
| Páginas | e23093-e23093 |
| Data de publicação | 2018-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | American Journal of Human Biology (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1042-0533 • E-ISSN: 1520-6300 |
| Editora | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajhb.23093 |
| PMID | 29282800 |
| OpenAlex | W2780443584 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 5 |
| Referências citadas | 13 |
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess whether the height-income association is positive in developing countries, and whether income differences between shorter and taller individuals in developing countries are explained by differences in endowment (ie, taller individuals have a higher income than shorter individuals because of characteristics such as better social skills) or due to discrimination (ie, shorter individuals have a lower income despite having comparable characteristics). METHODS: Instrumental variable regression, Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition, quantile regression, and quantile decomposition analyses were applied to a sample of 45 108 respondents from 14 developing countries represented in the Research on Early Life and Aging Trends and Effects (RELATE) study. RESULTS: For a one-centimeter increase in country- and sex-adjusted median height, real income adjusted for purchasing power parity increased by 1.37%. The income differential between shorter and taller individuals was explained by discrimination and not by differences in endowments; however, the effect of discrimination decreased at higher values of country- and sex-adjusted height. CONCLUSIONS: Taller individuals in developing countries may realize higher income despite having characteristics similar to those of shorter individuals
Demographic economics · Developed country · Developing country · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Endowment · Instrumental variable · Population · Quantile regression · Cognitive Abilities and Testing · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Health disparities and outcomes
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