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Title: Nineteenth Century Stature and Family Size: Binding Constraint or Productive Labor Force?

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2012

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Abstract: A neglected area in historical stature studies is the relationship between stature and family size, which are documented here to be positively related. The relationship between material inequality and heath is the subject of considerable debate, and there was an inverse relationship between material inequality and stature. After controlling for family size and wealth variables, the paper supports a positive relationship between the physical environment and stature.

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Authors: Carson, Scott Alan

Periodical (Full): Review of Economics of the Household

Issue: 1

Volume: 10

Pages: 39-52

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Family and Marriage, Health

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