A Tropical Success Story: A Century of Improvements in the Biological Standard of Living, Colombia 1910-2002

Número: 
289
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
I12, I31, N16, N36
Palabras clave: 
Economic History, Anthropometrics, Welfare, Health

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