Height and Per Capita Income / Richard H. Steckel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steckel, Richard H.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w0880.

NBER working paper series no. w0880

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stature, Short.

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1982.

Cambridge, Mass : National Bureau of Economic Research, 1982.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Print version record

April 1982.