310 for every Cm
May 10, 2010A 2003 University of Florida and University of North Carolina study found that short people are paid less than their taller peers: Each centimetre in height amounted to about $310 more a year in pay. In a similar study conducted in Australia in 2009 by professor Andrew Leigh one inch was worth about $190: “The wage gain from 5 centimetres of height is approximately equal to wage gain from one more year of labour market experience.”
[…] Tall men make more money. Unfortunately this is true. Heightism is widespread all over the world. Taller men make an extra 200 to 300 dollar extra for each centimetre of height. And although this is ridiculous and should be addressed it is also true that tall men need much […]