Size does matter. Body height, human capital, and income;Size does matter. Körpergröße, humankapital und einkommen

Soziale Welt

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Gautschi, Thomas ^a   Hangartner, Dominlk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 33750086949     PISSN: 00386073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5771/0038-6073-2006-3-273     Document Type: Article

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