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Nineteenth century body mass, height, and weight : inequality across quantiles

Carson, Scott Alan - 2021

The definition of inequality is complicated and difficult to assess, and there are various means by which it is … evaluated. This study uses the now well-accepted measures of body mass, height, and weight to assess inequality's relationship … inversely related to body mass, however positively related to weight. Because weight increased with age and age inequality, the …

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Mexican and Hispanic net nutrition in the 19th century American West

Carson, Scott Alan - 2015

When traditional methods for measuring economic welfare are scarce or unreliable, heights and BMIs are now well accepted measurements that represent biological conditions during economic development. Weight, after controlling for height, is an alternative measure to BMI for current net...

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The weight of inequality : variation with industrialization and wealth

Carson, Scott Alan - 2015

greater wealth inequality. …

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Nineteenth century weight in the United States : revaluating net nutrition during economic development

Carson, Scott Alan - 2015

Heights and body mass index values (BMIs) are now well accepted measures that reflect net nutrition during economic development and institutional change. This study uses 19th century weights instead of BMIs to measure factors associated with current net nutrition. Across the weight distribution...

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Late 19th and early 20th century native and immigrant body mass index values

Carson, Scott Alan - 2017

When traditional measures for health and economic welfare are scarce or unreliable, height and the body mass index (BMI …

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The lasting effects of maternal net nutrition during US economic development

Carson, Scott Alan - 2016

. Women's BMIs decreased throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which may have implications for the health and …

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The relationship between stature and insolation : evidence from soldiers and prisoners

Carson, Scott Alan - 2009

Nineteenth century white US statures varied with nutrition, disease exposure, and the physical environment. An additional explanation for stature growth is vitamin D production. Vitamin D is produced internally by the synthesis of cholesterol and sunlight in the epidermis. However, studies that...

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Racial differences in body-mass indices for men imprisoned in 19th century US prisons : a multinomial approach

Carson, Scott Alan - 2010

health ; racial disparity …

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US male obesity from 1800-2000 : a long term perspective

Carson, Scott Alan - 2013

This paper calls into question the currently most influential model of international trade. An empirical finding by Trefler (2004, AER) and others that industrial productivity increases more strongly in liberalized industries than in non-liberalized industries has been widely accepted as...

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Nineteenth century white physical activity and calories : socioeconomic status and diets

Carson, Scott Alan - 2014

Using data from late 19th and early 20th century US prisons, this study estimates the basal metabolic rates and calories for Americans of European descent. Throughout the 19th century, white basal metabolic rates (BMRs) and calories declined across their respective distributions, and much of the...

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