Taller is Richer

The Friday File: Tall men make more money than short men, about $1,000/ year for each inch they are above average. 3 smart economists (are there any other kind?) from the Univ. of PA explain why. They find that men who were short in high school earn like short men, while short men who were tall in high school earn like tall men. So height (and thus self esteem) at age 16 seems critical.