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Sibship Size, Height and Cohort Selection: A Methodological Approach

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This article deals with the historical relationship between the number of siblings in a family or household and height, a proxy for biological living standards. Ideally, this relationship is better assessed when we have evidence on the exact number of siblings in a family from its constitution onwards. However, this generally requires applying family reconstitution techniques, which, unfortunately, is not always possible. In this latter case, scholars must generally settle for considering only particular benchmark years using population censuses, from which family and household structures are derived (...)

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021, vol. 18(24), num. 13369, p. 1-29

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Articles publicats en revistes (Història Econòmica, Institucions, Política i Economia Mundial)

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Sibship Size, Height and Cohort Selection: A Methodological Approach