The value of male height in the marriage market |
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Institution: | 1. Universidad de la República, Facultad de Psicología, Uruguay;2. University of Groningen, Department of Psychology, The Netherlands;3. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, The Netherlands;4. University of Curaçao, Curaçao;5. Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Facultad de Psicología, Uruguay |
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Abstract: | Analyzing the Indonesian Family Life Survey 2007, this paper estimates the value of relative height (relative to the spouse's height) in the marriage market of a developing country. The results indicate that the value of a 1 cm reduction in the husband's height relative to his wife's height is about 3% of his earnings. 3% of the mean of yearly earnings amounts to Rp. 492,000 or US$54 in 2007. That value is reduced to 1% when earnings-generating attributes are controlled for. This difference of 2% points can be considered the value that women attach to their husbands’ earnings-generating attributes; meanwhile, the remaining 1% suggests that there are still other attributes that women look for in male height. |
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Keywords: | Height Marriage Value Indonesian family life survey Evolution |
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