Paper #1002

Títol:

The evolution of adult height in Europe: A brief note

Autors:

Jaume Garcia Villar i Climent Quintana-Domeque

Data:

Desembre 2006

Resum:

This paper presents new evidence on the evolution of adult height in 10 European countries for cohorts born between 1950 and 1980 using the European Community Household Panel (ECHP), which collects height data from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. Our findings show a gradual increase in adult height across all countries. However, countries from Southern Europe (Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain) experienced higher gains in stature than those located in Northern Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland and Sweden).

Paraules clau:

Europe, height, ECHP

Codis JEL:

I31, J11

Publicat a:

Economics and Human Biology
Amb el títol:
Vol. 5, 2007, pp. 340-349

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