The influence of height on academic outcomes
| Autor: | Devon Gorry |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Economics and Econometrics
education 05 social sciences School size Differential (mechanical device) Education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 0502 economics and business Mathematics education 030212 general & internal medicine 050207 economics Psychology Demography Adolescent health |
| Zdroj: | Economics of Education Review. 56:1-8 |
| ISSN: | 0272-7757 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.econedurev.2016.11.002 |
| Popis: | This paper examines whether the height premium for academic outcomes is driven by unequal opportunities for tall individuals. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health, this paper shows that taller individuals typically earn higher grades and attain more schooling, but the associations are not uniform across school size. Height is only associated with better outcomes for students attending large schools and these improvements are concentrated among males. Data suggest that height contributes more to sports participation and school satisfaction in large schools where resources are more scarce. Thus, differential opportunities or treatment across height in large schools may drive the performance differences. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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