The height premium in Indonesia

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 16, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-15

  Sohn, Kitae ^a  

^a Kookmin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Height; Height premium; Indonesia; Wages

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INDONESIAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NORMAL HUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY; SELF EMPLOYMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; BODY WEIGHT; INCOME; OCCUPATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INDONESIA; MALE; OCCUPATIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84920714316     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2013.12.011     Document Type: Article

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