Previous research has found that as a marker of childhood circumstances, height is correlated with cognitive …,000 respondents from 11 countries, we find that height is positively and significantly associated with cognitive functioning in later … life despite controlling for a myriad of possible confounding factors. A 10cm increase in height is associated with a 0 …

Adult height, as a marker of childhood health, has recently become a focus in understanding the relationship between … childhood health and health outcomes at older ages. However, measured height of the older individuals is contaminated by height … shrinkage from aging. Height shrinkage, in turn may be correlated with health conditions and socio-economic status from …

This paper investigates the relationship between height and economic development in Spain in the modern period. The … average height along the analyzed period. These variations could be explained by different indicators of economic development … estimate a Vector Autoregressive Equilibrium Correction Model (VECqM) to quantify the height response to different changes in …