Puberty is the most important developmental milestone closely preceding a young adult's labor market decisions. Thus, we examine the variation in the timing of physical maturity during adolescence to isolate its association with employment and hourly wages for US young adults. Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health data, we find an early maturity premium of about 6% for females and 8% for males, but no employment advantage, in excess of gains from height and physical attractiveness. Cognitive and personality factors significantly explain this premium for both genders, but job attributes are also important for males.

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早期身体成熟对年轻成人劳动力市场成果的价值。

青春期是紧接年轻人劳动力市场决定之前的最重要的发展里程碑。因此，我们检查了青春期身体成熟时机的变化，以将其与美国年轻人的就业和小时工资联系起来。使用《美国青少年到成人健康纵向研究》的数据，我们发现女性的早熟保费约为男性的6％，男性为8％，但没有就业优势，超过了身高和身体吸引力的收益。认知和人格因素对这两种性别都有重要影响，但是工作属性对男性也很重要。