Growth and Inequalities of Height in Brazil (1939-1981)
Economic History Seminars (2006)
Available from www.hup.harvard.edu
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Abstract
This paper analyzes the heights of Brazilian people using anthropometric and economic data. Adjusted data show an increase of 3.8 centimetres in the heights of male Brazilians born between 1939 and 1981. There are also regional differences; in the North and Northeast of the country, heights are about two centimetres lower than the average for all groups. Regression analyses show that proxy variables related to living conditions during bodily growth, and using regional dummies, were statistically significant causes of the variation in the heights. In contrast, colour, urban/rural, and inequality variables were not significant.
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