Table 5.

Occupational choice, productivity and human capital

	Occupation choice	Occupation fixed effects
	LPM	Productivity and Human Capital
	Occupation that likely rewards strength	ln hourly earnings	ln hourly earnings from wage work	ln hourly earnings from self-employment
	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
Height (logarithm)	−0.427 (0.158)	1.577 (0.262)	1.582 (0.265)	1.718 (0.344)
Cognitive assessments (z scores)
Raven's Score	−0.016 (0.008)	0.061 (0.013)	0.056 (0.014)	0.065 (0.019)
Fluid Intelligence Score	−0.002 (0.008)	0.034 (0.014)	0.010 (0.014)	0.055 (0.020)
Work memory: Immed	−0.016 (0.009)	0.014 (0.017)	0.027 (0.018)	0.007 (0.022)
Work memory: Delayed	−0.013 (0.009)	0.018 (0.016)	0.007 (0.018)	0.018 (0.021)
Completed education (years)	−0.032 (0.002)	0.046 (0.003)	0.040 (0.003)	0.042 (0.004)
Health indicators
Log BMI	−0.386 (0.046)	0.730 (0.089)	0.666 (0.099)	0.783 (0.118)
(1) if difficulty run 1km	−0.028 (0.009)	−0.057 (0.022)	−0.047 (0.024)	−0.021 (0.027)
Systolic blood pressure	−0.011 (0.004)	0.011 (0.008)	0.015 (0.008)	0.002 (0.010)
Pulse Pressure	0.028 (0.004)	−0.035 (0.009)	−0.030 (0.009)	−0.027 (0.013)
Joint tests (F-statistics)
All human capital markers	100.00	63.63	44.67	33.71
Cognitive assessments	6.83	13.58	9.08	9.55
Health indicators	32.21	22.06	15.36	12.55
Sample size	38,430	38,430	21,119	26,252

Note: Standard errors in parentheses and all test statistics based on estimates clustered at the individual level and robust to arbitrary forms of heteroskedasticity. All models include flexible age controls, survey wave fixed effects, and local market fixed effects. Columns 2 through 4 include occupation fixed effects.