Taller you are, the more you earn !

Hello again, another short, but controversial post here.
I just heard an interesting but controversial fact, supposedly the taller you are the more you earn. Men earn a higher average salary for every inch of height.
An Australian study, which backs up previous studies from the United States and England, has found that each 2 inches of height equals 12 month of extra experience, or about £485 a year in extra pay. The researchers weren't sure if this was more about taller men commanding more respect, or shorter guys getting discriminated against.
But either way it is quite a legitimate claim, I personally think its BS, but there is a traditional view in business that the taller you are, the more respect you claim. Especially in things such as stock markets.
One person which this claim seems to be true of is Peter Jones from Dragons Den. He is a massive 6ft 7 in height (2.01m) and he certainly is raking in the money.
Thanks for reading again :D
Iain Geddes