The effects of prenatal testosterone on wages: Evidence from Russia

Nye, John V. C.; Bryukhanov, Maksym; Kochergina, Ekaterina; Орел, Екатерина; Polyachenko, Sergiy; Yudkevich, Maria

doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2016.11.003

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“…1 For example, in a twin study on Dutch men, more prolonged prenatal testosterone exposure led to higher earnings during the working life (Gielen et al, 2016). 2 Other studies found education to be lower among people with low testosterone levels (Bann et al, 2015;Nye et al, 2017). Coates and Herbert (2008) followed the daily business of 300 traders in London and found that high levels of testosterone lead to higher profits on that day.…”

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“…1 While testosterone is present in both sexes, most of the experimental studies in the literature have focused on men. Important exceptions looked at both sexes (Dabbs et al, 2001;Gielen et al, 2016;Nye et al, 2017;Sapienza et al, 2009) or exclusively at women (Bütikofer et al, 2019;Parslow et al, 2019).…”

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“…2 Among women, high testosterone levels are expected to be associated with higher earnings as well, as women with higher testosterone levels tend to work in male-dominated occupations, which tend to be better paid. However, recent empirical evidence found the opposite or no effect (Bütikofer et al, 2019;Gielen et al, 2016;Nye et al, 2017). 3 Women that have higher testosterone levels tend to choose jobs that are male-dominated, whereas women with low levels choose more female-dominated jobs (Nye and Orel, 2015).…”

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“…6 Observational studies typically refer to levels of currently circulating testosterone, but recent studies have used prenatal testosterone levels, approximated by physiological conditions such as the length of the second to fourth manual digits (2D:4D) (Bütikofer et al, 2019;Coates et al, 2009;Gielen et al, 2016;Nye et al, 2017;Parslow et al, 2019;Stenstrom et al, 2011). In contrast to current testosterone levels, prenatal exposure is expected to be independent of early childhood environmental exposures (Nye et al, 2017). The underlying biological mechanism is not fully understood, however.…”

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“…In particular, testosterone is prominently linked to risk-attitude and aggression (Dabbs, 1992;Dabbs et al, 2001;Hughes and Kumari, 2019), but also to skills such as motivation, pro-social behaviour, persistence, or numerical ability (Apicella et al, 2008;Carré and McCormick, 2008;Dabbs et al, 2001;Welker and Carré, 2015). Likely related to these attributes, testosterone has also repeatedly been found to predict men's labour market performance (Dreher et al, 2016;Gielen et al, 2016;Nye et al, 2017). Moreover, testosterone also seems to affect occupational choices (Dabbs, 1992;Greene et al, 2014).…”

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In and out of unemployment - labour market dynamics and the role of testosterone

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Plum²,

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2020

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Biological processes have provided new insights into diverging labour market trajectories. In this paper, we use population variation in testosterone levels to explain transition probabilities into and out of unemployment. We follow individual employment histories for 1,771 initially employed and 109 initially unemployed British men from the UK Household Longitudinal Study ("Understanding Society") between 2009 and 2015. To account for unobserved heterogeneity, we apply dynamic random effect models. We find that individuals with high testosterone levels are more likely to become unemployed, but they are also more likely to exit unemployment. Based on previous studies and descriptive evidence, we argue that these effects are likely driven by personality traits and occupational sorting of men with high testosterone levels. Our findings suggest that latent biological processes can affect job search behaviour and labour market outcomes, without necessarily relating to illness and disability.

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Relationship between the 2D:4D and prenatal testosterone, adult level testosterone, and testosterone change: Meta‐analysis of 54 studies

Sorokowski,

Kowal

2023

American Journal of Biological Anthropology

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The ratio between the hands' second to the fourth finger (2D:4D) is commonly hypothesized to result from prenatal testosterone. The 2D:4D has also been hypothesized to relate to adult‐level testosterone and, more recently, to the testosterone response to a challenging situation. In the present work, we tested these core assumptions. Drawing from, in total, 54 studies and 8077 participants, we investigated whether the 2D:4D is related to adult level testosterone (44 studies), testosterone change (6 studies), and prenatal testosterone (10 studies). We found no evidence of the relationship between the above testosterone types and digit ratios. Furthermore, there was no relationship between testosterone and the right and left 2D:4D, male and female 2D:4D, and the 2D:4D and testosterone measurement (i.e., measured in blood or saliva). However, we found some evidence that prenatal testosterone measured in amniotic fluid (but not cord blood) might be related to the digit ratios—further studies are necessary to validate this observation. In summary, considering the current state of knowledge, any conclusions drawn from the assumption of the digit ratios as the proxy for testosterone (prenatal, adult level, or testosterone change under a challenging situation) warrant great caution.

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The 2D:4D ratio does not always correlate with economic behavior: A field experiment with African-Americans

Candelo

Eckel

2018

Economics & Human Biology

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The effects of prenatal testosterone on wages: Evidence from Russia

Cited by 15 publications

References 29 publications

In and out of unemployment - labour market dynamics and the role of testosterone

In and out of unemployment - labour market dynamics and the role of testosterone

Relationship between the 2D:4D and prenatal testosterone, adult level testosterone, and testosterone change: Meta‐analysis of 54 studies

The 2D:4D ratio does not always correlate with economic behavior: A field experiment with African-Americans

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