The stature of the colombian elite before the onset of Industrialization, 1870-1919

Meisel-Roca, Adolfo; Vega-Acevedo, Margarita

The stature of the colombian elite before the onset of Industrialization, 1870-1919

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Borradores de Economía; No. 339

Date published

2005-06-16

Date

2005-06-16

Authors

Meisel-Roca, Adolfo
Vega-Acevedo, Margarita

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spa

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Abstract

The average height of Colombian women increased 8.95 cm between 1905 and 1985 and of men 8.96 cm in the same time period. Thus the country was a success story according to international standards in this respect. The information for the adult height of Co

JEL Codes

N36 - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion and Philanthropy: Latin America; Caribbean
N16 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Growth and Fluctuations: Latin America; Caribbean
I31 - General Welfare; Well-Being
I12 - Health Behavior