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The introduction of anthropometrics into development and economics
Die Einführung anthropometrischer Indikatoren im Bereich der Entwicklung und Arbeitsökonomie
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Abstract 'The authors trace the introduction and use of anthropometric indicators (height, weight, body mass index) into development and labor economics in the late 1970s. These biological markers are used as a proxy measure for health human capital, the degree of poverty or malnutrition, net nutritional sta... view more
'The authors trace the introduction and use of anthropometric indicators (height, weight, body mass index) into development and labor economics in the late 1970s. These biological markers are used as a proxy measure for health human capital, the degree of poverty or malnutrition, net nutritional status, and productive capacity. The use of these indicators has spread rapidly after the 1980s.' (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
nutrition; quantitative method; determinants; indicator; human capital; labor economics; standard of living; poverty; productivity; economic development (on national level); indicator research; population; system of indicators; undernourishment; general conditions; construction of indicators; twentieth century; health; application
Classification
Social History, Historical Social Research
Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Economics
Method
applied research; historical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2007
Page/Pages
p. 260-270
Journal
Historical Social Research, 32 (2007) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.32.2007.1.260-270
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed