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Underperformance in affluence : the remarkable relative decline in American heights in the second half of the 20th-century
Komlos, John; Lauderdale, Benjamin E. - 2006
health-care system, as well as the relatively weak welfare safety net might be the reason why human growth in the United …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010439380
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From the Tallest to (One of) the Fattest: The Enigmatic Fate of the American Population in the 20th Century
Komlos, John; Baur, Marieluise - 2003
considering that this adverse development is related to the greater social inequality, an inferior health-care system, and fewer …- and Northern European welfare states, with cradle to grave health and unemployment insurance currently provide a more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427368
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Spatial Correlates of U.S. Heights and BMIs, 2002
Komlos, John; Lauderdale, Benjamin E. - 2004
Aiming to further explore possible underlying causes for the recent stagnation in American heights, this paper describes the result of analysis of the commercial U.S. Sizing Survey. Using zip codes available in the data set, we consider geographic correlates of height such as local poverty rate,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427414
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Underperformance in affluence: the remarkable relative decline in American heights in the second half of the 20th-century
Komlos, John; Lauderdale, Benjamin E. - 2006
health-care system, as well as the relatively weak welfare safety net might be the reason why human growth in the United …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010427444
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Spatial Correlates of U.S. Heights and BMIs, 2002
Komlos, John; Lauderdale, Benjamin E. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2004
Aiming to further explore possible underlying causes for the recent stagnation in American heights, this paper describes the result of analysis of the commercial U.S. Sizing Survey. Using zip codes available in the data set, we consider geographic correlates of height such as local poverty rate,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005649804
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From the Tallest to (One of) the Fattest: The Enigmatic Fate of the American Population in the 20th Century
Komlos, John; Baur, Marieluise - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2003
considering that this adverse development is related to the greater social inequality, an inferior health-care system, and fewer …- and Northern European welfare states, with cradle to grave health and unemployment insurance currently provide a more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005121192
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Underperformance in affluence: the remarkable relative decline in American heights in the second half of the 20th-century
Komlos, John; Lauderdale, Benjamin E. - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006
health-care system, as well as the relatively weak welfare safety net might be the reason why human growth in the United …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005187311
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Modernes ökonomisches Wachstum und der biologische Lebensstandard
Komlos, John - In: Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte : Gegenstand und …, (pp. 165-197). 1999
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001325130
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Körpergröße und soziale Stellung von Schülern der Hohen Karlsschule im 18. Jahrhundert
Komlos, John - In: Scripta mercaturae : Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und … 30 (1996) 1, pp. 95-120
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001203956
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Der biologische Lebensstandard in den neuen und alten Bundesländern
Komlos, John; Kriwy, Peter - In: Ifo-Schnelldienst 54 (2001) 11, pp. 32-33
Biologische Prozesse werden auch von ökonogischen Rahmenbedingungen beeinflusst. Sozialpolitik, medizinische Versorgung, Lebensumstände und Ernährung haben eine Wirkung auf Gesundheit, Körpergröße und somit allgemein auf Wohlfahrt. Prof. John Komlos, Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre an...
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