The statement about shorter men earning less ("shorter men don’t marry as often, in part because they earn less") was surprising to me and I decided to investigate.
I saw similar statements elsewhere[1]:
> A 2020 study in the scientific journal PLOS One analyzed economic data from over 3,500 Chinese adults and found that every additional centimeter of height was correlated with a 1.3% increase in a person's annual income.
And in another place[2], a 1984–2005 study:
> Results at mean values for males indicate that being 10 cm taller is associated with (...) a $1874–2306 income premium
Fingers crossed for remote work bringing some sort of equalizer effect here.
I saw similar statements elsewhere[1]:
> A 2020 study in the scientific journal PLOS One analyzed economic data from over 3,500 Chinese adults and found that every additional centimeter of height was correlated with a 1.3% increase in a person's annual income.
And in another place[2], a 1984–2005 study:
> Results at mean values for males indicate that being 10 cm taller is associated with (...) a $1874–2306 income premium
Fingers crossed for remote work bringing some sort of equalizer effect here.
[1]: https://www.salon.com/2023/01/19/shorter-height-lower-salari...
[2]: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S15706...