Anomalies in Economic History: Reflections on the 'Antebellum Puzzle'

Argues that the decline in physical stature of the American population beginning with 1835 was related to the concomitants of the onset of modern economic growth and not entirely to changes in the disease environment.

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Authors:	Komlos, John
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	physical stature \| American population \| economic growth

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Series:	Articles by John Komlos.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	published in Journal of Economic History, 1996, 56, 202-214
Classification:	N11 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913 ; N31 - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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