Shrinking in a growing economy? The mystery of physical stature during the industrial revolution
J Komlos - The Journal of Economic History, 1998 - cambridge.org
The interest generated by the anthropometric research program since the pioneering
publications of the late 1970s has been predicated to a considerable degree on the …
publications of the late 1970s has been predicated to a considerable degree on the …
Anthropometric history: an overview of a quarter century of research
J Komlos - Anthropologischer Anzeiger, 2009 - JSTOR
The systematic study of human physical stature reaches back into the 18 th century.
However, until French historians began to explore the socio-economic correlates of human …
However, until French historians began to explore the socio-economic correlates of human …
Looking backward and looking forward: anthropometric research and the development of social science history
The contributions included in this issue celebrate the 22d-year anniversary of the fall 1982
issue of Social Science History (vol. 6, no. 4) devoted to “Trends in Nutrition, Labor Welfare …
issue of Social Science History (vol. 6, no. 4) devoted to “Trends in Nutrition, Labor Welfare …
The short and the dead: Nutrition, mortality, and the “antebellum puzzle” in the United States
Between 1830 and 1860 the United States experienced rapid economic growth but
declining stature and rising mortality. Debate has centered on whether the American diet …
declining stature and rising mortality. Debate has centered on whether the American diet …
How to (and how not to) analyze deficient height samples
J Komlos - Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and …, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
Historians may make misleading inferences from historical height data based on military
records because before universal conscription many armies had minimum height …
records because before universal conscription many armies had minimum height …
Growing incomes, shrinking people—can economic development be hazardous to your health?: historical evidence for the United States, England, and the …
MR Haines - Social Science History, 2004 - cambridge.org
This article examines declining adult human stature in the nineteenth century in three
countries: the United States, England, and the Netherlands. While this was not …
countries: the United States, England, and the Netherlands. While this was not …
On the puzzling cycle in the biological standard of living: the case of antebellum Georgia
J Komlos, P Coclanis - Explorations in Economic History, 1997 - Elsevier
We investigate the physical stature of Georgia convicts, both white and black, born in the first
half of the 19th century. We confirm the existence of theantebellum puzzle, the decline in …
half of the 19th century. We confirm the existence of theantebellum puzzle, the decline in …
Economic development and the distribution of nutritional resources in Bavaria, 1797–1839: an anthropometric study
J Baten - Journal of Income Distribution, 2000 - Elsevier
This study examines and confirms Kuznets'“Inverted U”-hypothesis of income distribution on
the basis of the physical stature of Bavarian conscripts in the first half of the nineteenth …
the basis of the physical stature of Bavarian conscripts in the first half of the nineteenth …
Protein supply and nutritional status in nineteenth century Bavaria, Prussia and France
J Baten - Economics & Human Biology, 2009 - Elsevier
What determined regional height differences in the 19th century? We compare
anthropometric evidence with production estimates of different food products and other …
anthropometric evidence with production estimates of different food products and other …
The relationship between height and economic development in Spain, 1850–1958
R María-Dolores, JM Martínez-Carrión - Economics & Human Biology, 2011 - Elsevier
We investigate the relationship between height and some economic-development indicators
in modern Spain by means of a recently constructed times series of data on conscripts. We …
in modern Spain by means of a recently constructed times series of data on conscripts. We …