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, 19th century weight was higher in states with greater average wealth and population density and lower in states with … measures for cumulative and current net nutrition. However, as the ratio of weight to height, BMI is the ratio of current to … cumulative net nutrition, therefore, does not fully isolate changes in current net nutrition. This study uses weight after …
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current net nutrition. Across the weight distribution and throughout the 19th century, white and black average weights … decreased by 8.5 and 6.3 percent, respectively. Farmers and unskilled workers had positive weight returns associated with rural …
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, as the ratio of weight to height, BMI does not fully isolate the effects of current net nutrition. After controlling for … height as a measure for current net nutrition, this study uses the weight of a sample of international men in US prisons …
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This paper provides a synthesis of the state of knowledge on the economics of skyscrapers. First, we document how vertical urban growth has gained pace over the course of the 20th century. Second, we lay out a simple theoretical model of optimal building heights in a competitive market to...
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positive in each location, it is also systematically related to density: firms with higher (lower) TFP-R account for a larger …
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Cities around the world are experiencing unprecedented vertical growth. Yet, the economics of skyscrapers remain empirically understudied. This paper analyzes the determinants of the urban height profile by combining a micro-geographic data set on tall buildings with a unique panel of land...
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This paper synthesises the state of knowledge on the economic effects of density. We consider 15 outcome categories and … 209 estimates of density elasticities from 103 studies. More than 50% of these estimates have not been previously … own estimates of density elasticities of 16 distinct outcome variables that belong to categories where the evidence base …
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Updating the study by Seiler and Wohlrabe (2013) we use archetypoid analysis to classify top economists. The approach allows us to identify typical characteristics of extreme (archetypal) values in a multivariate data set. In contrast to its predecessor, the archetypal analysis, archetypoids...
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classification changes when for four and five archetypoids are considered. …
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This article investigates whether the distance between origin and destination has played an increased role in shaping … 2012 are years of economic recession. The analytical tool employed is a gravity model. Our results document that distance …
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