کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5067032 | 1476811 | 2013 | 22 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Height has long been recognized as being associated with better outcomes: the question is whether this association is causal. We use children's genetic variants as instrumental variables to deal with possible unobserved confounders and examine the effect of child/adolescent height on a wide range of outcomes: academic performance, IQ, self-esteem, depression symptoms and behavioral problems. OLS findings show that taller children have higher IQ, perform better in school, and are less likely to have behavioral problems. The IV results differ: taller girls (but not boys) have better cognitive performance and, in contrast to the OLS, greater height appears to increase behavioral problems.
⸠We examine whether height in children causally affects a wide range of outcomes. ⸠We use children's genetic variants as instrumental variables for child height. ⸠The results suggest that height is an important factor in human capital accumulation. ⸠We show that being tall may not only confer advantage but also disadvantage.
Journal: European Economic Review - Volume 57, January 2013, Pages 1-22