We estimate trends in BMI values by deciles of the US adult population by birth cohorts 1882-1986 stratified by ethnicity and gender. The highest decile increased by some 18-22 BMI units in the course of the century while the lowest ones increased by merely 1-3 BMI units. For example, a typical...

Wie schon im ifo Schelldienst 11/2001 berichtet, nähert sich die Körpergröße junger Männer (auf der Basis des Gesundheitsurveys 1998) in den neuen und alten Bundesländern schnell an. Prof. John Komlos Ph.D. und Marieluise Baur, Universität München, untermauern dies mit neuen Zahlen.

Timothy Geithner had not adequately defended his record. He was basically there while the crisis developed. He seems to think his main job was to save the day after the damage had been done.

We propose a model of food allocation in an economy in which property rights exist in human beings. We assume that a slave-owner allocates food over the slave's lifetime so as to maximise his own wealth. The slave's productive capacity is determined endogenously by food consumption. Food...

This study analyses the physical stature of runaway apprentices and military deserters based on advertisements collected from 18th-century newspapers, in order to explore the biological welfare of colonial and early-national Americans. The results indicate that heights declined somewhat at...