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Height and Economic Development in Italy, 1730–1980

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Franco Peracchi () (Faculty of Economics, University of Rome "Tor Vergata")

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In this paper I review evidence on the long-run relation between height and economic development in Italy. I ask three questions: What are the long-run trends of mean height and real incomes in Italy? What do we know about height dispersion? What other aspects of the distribution of height changed with economic development?

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Paper provided by Tor Vergata University, CEIS in its series CEIS Research Paper with number 108.

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Length: 13 pages
Date of creation: 10 Jul 2008
Date of revision: 10 Jul 2008
Handle: RePEc:rtv:ceisrp:108

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Keywords: Human height; economic development; Italy;

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J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends and Forecasts
N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Income, and Wealth - - - Europe: Pre-1913

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  2. Brian A’Hearn & Franco Peracchi & Giovanni Vecchi, 2007. "Living standards and the distribution of heights: Italy, 1855-1910," Working Papers 229, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing.. [Downloadable!]
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  6. Richard H. Steckel, 1995. "Stature and the Standard of Living," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 33(4), pages 1903-1940, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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