Número:
289
Publicado:
Clasificación JEL:
I12, I31, N16, N36
Palabras clave:
Economic History, Anthropometrics, Welfare, Health
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Lukas Delgado-Prieto, Andrea Sofía Otero-Cortés, Andrés Calderón
Julián Andrés Parra-Polanía, Carmiña Ofelia Vargas-Riaño
In this paper the evolution in the average height of Colombians from 1910 to 1984 is analyzed. The anthropometric evidence reveals a sustained increase in the standard of biological welfare during this period. A database with more than 8.000.000 observat