geographic correlates of height such as local poverty rate, median income, and population density. We find that after adjusting … for variables known to influence height such as income and education, population density is negatively correlated with … height among white men, but only marginally among white women. Similar analysis of Body Mass Index (BMI) also shows a …

In 1979, when anthropometric history was still in its infancy, Robert Fogel and collaborators reported that the height … were offered, not until 1987 was the comprehensive solution to the puzzle offered that the height decline was due primarily …

Preindustrial businesses: the time of the merchant -- The many paths to industrialization -- British and German … businesses during industrialization -- Big and small businesses in industrializing America -- Japanese and Chinese businesses … during industrialization -- American, British, and German businesses in the interwar period -- Japanese and Chinese …