Height and Per Capita Income /

As an aid to interpreting the results of height-by-age studies this paper investigates the relationship between average height and per capita income. The relationships among income, nutrition, medical care, and height at the individual level suggest that average height is nonlinearly related to per...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Steckel, Richard H.
Körperschaft:
National Bureau of Economic Research
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1982.
Cambridge, Mass : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1982.
Zusammenfassung:
As an aid to interpreting the results of height-by-age studies this paper investigates the relationship between average height and per capita income. The relationships among income, nutrition, medical care, and height at the individual level suggest that average height is nonlinearly related to per capita income and that the distribution of income is an important determinant of average height. Empirical analysis rests on 56 height studies and per capita income estimates for 20 developed or developing countries.
Umfang:
1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
Anmerkungen:
April 1982.
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