Davey Smith, G

Lawlor, DA

Propper, C

von Hinke Kessler Scholder, S

Windmeijer, F

PubMed

Height has long been recognized as being associated with better outcomes: the

question is whether this association is causal. We use children’s genetic variants as

instrumental variables to deal with possible unobserved confounders and examine the

effect of child/adolescent height on a wide range of outcomes: academic performance,

IQ, self-esteem, depression symptoms and behavioral problems. OLS findings show that

taller children have higher IQ, perform better in school, and are less likely to have

behavioral problems. The IV results differ: taller girls (but not boys) have better

cognitive performance and, in contrast to the OLS, greater height appears to increase

behavioral problems

Hinke Kessler Scholder, S.M.L. (Stephanie) von

Davey-Smith, G. (George)

Lawlor, D.A. (Debbie)

Propper, C. (Propper)

Windmeijer, F.

Erasmus University Digital Repository

Child Height, Health and Human Capital: Evidence using Genetic Markers

Stephanie von Hinke Kessler Scholder

George Davey Smith

Debbie A. Lawlor

Carol Propper

Frank Windmeijer

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Child height, health and human capital: Evidence using genetic markers

AbstractHeight has long been recognized as being associated with better outcomes: the question is whether this association is causal. We use children's genetic variants as instrumental variables to deal with possible unobserved confounders and examine the effect of child/adolescent height on a wide range of outcomes: academic performance, IQ, self-esteem, depression symptoms and behavioral problems. OLS findings show that taller children have higher IQ, perform better in school, and are less likely to have behavioral problems. The IV results differ: taller girls (but not boys) have better cognitive performance and, in contrast to the OLS, greater height appears to increase behavioral problems

von Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie

Davey Smith, George

Lawlor, Debbie A.

Propper, Carol

Windmeijer, Frank

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Child height, health and human capital: Evidence using genetic markers 

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Child height, health and human capital: evidence using genetic markers

Height has long been recognized as being associated with better outcomes: the question is whether this association is causal. We use children's genetic variants as instrumental variables to deal with possible unobserved confounders and examine the effect of child/adolescent height on a wide range of outcomes: academic performance, IQ, self-esteem, depression symptoms and behavioral problems. OLS findings show that taller children have higher IQ, perform better in school, and are less likely to have behavioral problems. The IV results differ: taller girls (but not boys) have better cognitive performance and, in contrast to the OLS, greater height appears to increase behavioral problems

von Hinke Kessler Scholder, Stephanie M L

Lawlor, Debbie A

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