Height, weight and earnings among coalminers in India

Height, weight and earnings among coalminers in India

This paper analyses earning/wage differentials by height among coalmine workers in India. Our findings suggest that workers of above average height earn 9–17% more than their shorter counterparts and 6–13% more than average reference height. The results suggest that long-term investments in health h...

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Veröffentlicht in:Economics and human biology 2006-12, Vol.4 (3), p.342-350
Hauptverfasser: Dinda, Soumyananda, Gangopadhyay, P.K., Chattopadhyay, B.P., Saiyed, H.N., Pal, M., Bharati, P.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Anthropometrics
BMI
Body Height
Body Mass Index
Body Weight
Coal Mining
Coalmine workers
Efficiency
Height
Human health capital
Humans
Income
India
Labour productivity
Likelihood Functions
Malnutrition
Middle Aged
Nutritional Status
Physical stature
Regression Analysis
Wage differentials
Weight
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Zusammenfassung:This paper analyses earning/wage differentials by height among coalmine workers in India. Our findings suggest that workers of above average height earn 9–17% more than their shorter counterparts and 6–13% more than average reference height. The results suggest that long-term investments in health human capital might ensure increase of labour productivity and thereby earnings, particularly in underdeveloped economies.
ISSN:1570-677X
1873-6130
DOI:10.1016/j.ehb.2005.10.003