Height, income, and nutrition in the Netherlands: the second half of the 19th century

Jan Jacobs; Vincent Tassenaar

doi:10.1016/j.ehb.2004.02.001

Height, income, and nutrition in the Netherlands: the second half of the 19th century

Econ Hum Biol. 2004 Jun;2(2):181-95. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2004.02.001.

Authors

Jan Jacobs¹, Vincent Tassenaar

Affiliation

¹ Department of Economics, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 800, NL-9700 AV Groningen, The Netherlands. [email protected]

PMID: 15464001
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2004.02.001

Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between height and its determinants, paying explicit attention to the dynamic nature of the velocity of the growth profile. The relationship between height and some measures of income and nutrition is characterized by a changing lag pattern in 19th century the Netherlands.

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

Body Height*
Female
History, 19th Century
Humans
Income*
Male
Netherlands