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 human capital might ensure increase of labour productivity and thereby earnings, particularly in underdeveloped economies.
Dinda
Soumyananda
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S. R. Fatepuria College, Beldanga, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India. sdinda2000@yahoo.co.in
Gangopadhyay
P K
PK
Chattopadhyay
B P
BP
Saiyed
H N
HN
Pal
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Bharati
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D000328:Adult; D001827:Body Height; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D003032:Coal Mining; D004526:Efficiency; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007194:India; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012044:Regression Analysis