Previous research has found that as a marker of childhood circumstances, height is correlated with cognitive …,000 respondents from 11 countries, we find that height is positively and significantly associated with cognitive functioning in later … life despite controlling for a myriad of possible confounding factors. A 10cm increase in height is associated with a 0 …

This paper studies the relationship between height and leadership. Using data from a representative sample of Swedish … men, I document that tall men are significantly more likely to attain managerial positions. An increase in height by 10 …. Selection into managerial positions explains about 15% of the unconditional height-wage premium. However, about half of the …

extensive set of productivity variables. When the height premium is estimated by sector, it is 12.3% for self-employed men and … 18.0% for self-employed women; a height premium of 11.1% is also estimated for women in the private sector. In the public … sector, however, the height premium estimate is not statistically significant for either men or women. This paper provides …