Height, income, and nutrition in the Netherlands: the second half of the 19th century.
This paper explores the relationship between height and its determinants, paying explicit attention to the dynamic nature of the velocity of the growth profile. The relationship between height and some measures of income and nutrition is characterized by a changing lag pattern in 19th century the Netherlands.
Jacobs
Jan
J
Department of Economics, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 800, NL-9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands. j.p.a.m.jacobs@eco.rug.nl
Tassenaar
Vincent
V
D001827:Body Height; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands