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Geography and insolation in 19th century US African-American and white statures
Carson, Scott Alan - 2008
whites, indicating a uniquely 19th century phenomenon may have inhibited black stature growth. It is geography and insolation … that present the most striking attribute for 19th century black and statures, and greater insolation is documented here to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271948
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Nineteenth century black and white US statures: the primary sources of vitamin D and their relationship with height
Carson, Scott Alan - 2008
solar radiation, skin pigmentation, and nativity. Greater insolation (vitamin D production) is documented here to be … related to insolation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271952
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Nineteenth Century Black and White US Statures: The Primary Sources of Vitamin D and their Relationship with Height
Carson, Scott A. - CESifo - 2008
solar radiation, skin pigmentation, and nativity. Greater insolation (vitamin D production) is documented here to be … related to insolation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005766094
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Slave Prices, Geography and Insolation in 19th Century African-American Stature
Carson, Scott A. - CESifo - 2007
whites, indicating a uniquely 19th century phenomenon may have inhibited black stature growth. It is geography and insolation … that present the most striking attribute for 19th century black stature, and greater insolation and higher slave prices are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005765982
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Nineteenth century African-American and white US statures: the primary sources of vitamin D and their relationship with height
Carson, Scott - In: Journal of Bioeconomics 13 (2011) 1, pp. 1-15
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008926126
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Demographic, residential, and socioeconomic effects on the distribution of nineteenth-century African-American stature
Carson, Scott - In: Journal of Population Economics 24 (2011) 4, pp. 1471-1491
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009325780
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THE EFFECT OF DEVELOPMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, VITAMIN D, WEALTH, AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ON TUBERCULOSIS MORTALITY: THE CASE OF THE 19TH CENTURY US
Carson, Scott Alan - In: Journal of Economic Development 35 (2010) 2, pp. 57-74
Tuberculosis remains a major cause of international mortality, and researchers and policy advocates continue to seek a cost effective prevention and treatment. To better understand the current dilemma, this paper considers the physical and material environments associated with 19th century US...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009350216
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Institutional Change, Geography, and Insolation in Nineteenth Century African-American and White Statures in Southern States
Carson, Scott Alan - In: Journal of Economic Issues 44 (2010) 3, pp. 737-755
sunlight (insolation) that present an additional attribute of nineteenth century black and white stature, and greater … insolation is documented here to be associated with taller black and white statures. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008742849
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Nineteenth century stature and family size: binding constraint or productive labor force?
Carson, Scott - In: Review of Economics of the Household 10 (2012) 1, pp. 39-52
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010867617
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Estimation of global radiation using clearness index model for sizing photovoltaic system
Kumar, Ravinder; Umanand, L. - In: Renewable Energy 30 (2005) 15, pp. 2221-2233
A methodology for developing a simple theoretical model for calculating global insolation on a horizontal surface is … validated by calculating theoretical global insolation for five locations, one in north (New Delhi), one in south … measured insolation values for these five locations. The measured values of all these locations had been considered for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010807203