Choi, Seong-Jin; Schwekendiek, Daniel - In: Economics & Human Biology 7 (2009) 2, pp. 259-264
This paper uses human stature as a biological indicator of living standards in colonial Korea (1910-1945). We show that the average height of adult Koreans increased from the beginning to the end of Japanese rule from about 164 to 166Â cm. Height increased slightly before 1910 and dramatically...