The trend of the height of Indian scouts in the U.S. Army born between ca. 1825 and 1875 is analyzed. Their average … height of ca. 170 cm (67 in.) confirms that natives were tall compared to Europeans but were nearly the shortest among the … rural populations in the New World. The trend in their height describes a slightly inverted U shape with an increase between …

We report the results of a field experiment with bicycle messengers in Switzerland and the United States. Messenger … Switzerland and that entering messengers must work in performance pay firms in the U.S. We find that the erosion of cooperation …

In 1979, when anthropometric history was still in its infancy, Robert Fogel and collaborators reported that the height … were offered, not until 1987 was the comprehensive solution to the puzzle offered that the height decline was due primarily …

In 1979, when anthropometric history was still in its infancy, Robert Fogel and collaborators reported that the height … were offered, not until 1987 was the comprehensive solution to the puzzle offered that the height decline was due primarily …

proportion of shorter men to volunteer for military service thereby driving down the mean height of soldiers even if the height … declined. A thorough analysis of the Union Army height data, considering recruiting periods as short as 90 days during which … height of soldiers beginning with the birth cohorts of the early 1830s is representative of the trend in the physical stature …

In 1979, when anthropometric history was still in its infancy, Robert Fogel and collaborators reported that the height … were offered, not until 1987 was the comprehensive solution to the puzzle offered that the height decline was due primarily …