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Heights in (Economic) History

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In this episode, we meet Prof. Eric Schneider to discuss the use of data on heights in economic history as a measure of well-being. Eric discusses his use of the crew records on a British ship (in operation for over a century) and what such sources can reveal about human growth patterns over longer time horizons- are they simply a function of income or is there more to the picture? We also hear about variation across countries and note some dramatic changes in human growth patterns over the last century. Finally, Eric talks about the importance of revisiting old height data with new insights from the medical literature and applies this framework to the existing data on slave children.

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34 episoder

#Economics #Business #Business Disciplines #Seán Kenny #History #Society #Podcasting Education

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Heights in (Economic) History

The Economic History Podcast

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published 22d ago

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MP3•Episoder hjem

Innhold levert av Seán Kenny. Alt podcastinnhold, inkludert episoder, grafikk og podcastbeskrivelser, lastes opp og leveres direkte av Seán Kenny eller deres podcastplattformpartner. Hvis du tror at noen bruker det opphavsrettsbeskyttede verket ditt uten din tillatelse, kan du følge prosessen skissert her https://no.player.fm/legal.

In this episode, we meet Prof. Eric Schneider to discuss the use of data on heights in economic history as a measure of well-being. Eric discusses his use of the crew records on a British ship (in operation for over a century) and what such sources can reveal about human growth patterns over longer time horizons- are they simply a function of income or is there more to the picture? We also hear about variation across countries and note some dramatic changes in human growth patterns over the last century. Finally, Eric talks about the importance of revisiting old height data with new insights from the medical literature and applies this framework to the existing data on slave children.

… continue reading

34 episoder

#Economics #Business #Business Disciplines #Seán Kenny #History #Society #Podcasting Education

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