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Spatial Convergence in Height in Central Europe, 1890-1910
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SYSNO ASEP 0328015 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve SCOPUS Title Spatial Convergence in Height in Central Europe, 1890-1910 Title Sekulární vývoj tělesné výšky ve střední Evropě 1890-1910 a jeho časo-prostorové aspekty Author(s) Brabec, Marek (UIVT-O) RID, SAI, ORCID
Komlos, J. (DE)Source Title Journal of Income Distribution - ISSN 0926-6437
Roč. 18, č. 1 (2009), s. 90-112Number of pages 23 s. Language eng - English Country US - United States Keywords spatial convergence ; inequality ; physical stature ; economic growth ; biological standard of living ; Habsburg Monarchy ; anthropometric history Subject RIV BB - Applied Statistics, Operational Research CEZ AV0Z10300504 - UIVT-O (2005-2011) EID SCOPUS 80855144947 Annotation We examine spatial convergence in biological well-being in the Habsburg Monarchy, circa 1890-1910, on the basis of evidence of the physical stature of 21-year-old military recruits, disaggregated into 15 Districts. We find that the shorter the population in 1890, the faster its height grew thereafter. Hence, there was convergence in physical stature between the peripheral areas of the monarchy and its core. The difference in trends between the trend in height in the Polish District of Przemysl and in Vienna was about 0.9 cm per decade, in favor of the former. Convergence among the core Districts themselves was minimal or non-existent, whereas the convergence among the peripheral Districts was more pronounced. Spatial convergence also took place between the peripheral regions and the more developed ones. The pattern is somewhat reminiscent of modern findings on convergence clubs in the global economy. Workplace Institute of Computer Science Contact Tereza Šírová, sirova@cs.cas.cz, Tel.: 266 053 800 Year of Publishing 2010
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