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hypothesis that adult height is positively correlated with the local production of nutrition in infancy. We test the hypothesis …
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developments by examining an important aspect of living standards--health and nutrition--since the Middle Ages. I use average … climate moderation, increasing efficiency in agriculture and greater inter-regional and international trade in foodstuffs, it …
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The Antebellum Puzzle' describes the situation of declining stature and rising mortality in the three decades prior to the American Civil War (1861-65). It is labeled a puzzle, since this period was one of rapid economic growth and development in the United States. Much of the debate regarding...
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We use data from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey to examine the prevalence and determinants … capital production function that summarizes available nutrition information. We find that although many youths suffer from …
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