-being. In this paper, we examine the link between weight, height and well-being for three distinct samples in China given that … attractiveness effects likely vary greatly across sociocultural contexts. As China has recently undergone rapid economic …

investigates the channels through which height influences income in China. Our first key finding is that taller people are more …It is well known that height is positively associated with earnings. Based on individual level data, this paper … likely to become members of the Communist Party, resulting in an increase in their income level. We label this the height …

Adult height, as a marker of childhood health, has recently become a focus in understanding the relationship between … childhood health and health outcomes at older ages. However, measured height of the older individuals is contaminated by height … shrinkage from aging. Height shrinkage, in turn may be correlated with health conditions and socio-economic status from …