The stature of the self-employed and its relation with earnings and satisfaction

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 17, Issue , 2015, Pages 59-74

  Rietveld, Cornelius A ^a,b   Hessels, Jolanda ^a,b   Van Der Zwan, Peter ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Education; Height premium; Life satisfaction; Self employment; Stature

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPENSATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; OCCUPATION; SELF EMPLOYMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; GERMANY; MIDDLE AGED; SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; CAREER CHOICE; EMPLOYMENT; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926373886     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2015.02.001     Document Type: Article

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