作者:University of London; London School Economics & Political Science
作者:University System of Maryland; University of Maryland College Park
作者:University of California System; University of California Los Angeles
作者:University System of Ohio; Ohio State University
摘要:The heights of Plains nomads collected by Franz Boas varied by 9 centimeters, following an inverted U-shape by latitude, a pattern also found among Union Army soldiers born east of the Plains. To understand tribal differences, I bring new explanatory variables to the table in the study of historical heights: proxies for effort prices in hunting and gathering food, including biomass, rainfall estimated from tree rings, and tribal area, as well as proximity to trails used by western settlers and...
作者:University of California System; University of California Los Angeles; National Bureau of Economic Research; Stanford University
作者:Claremont Colleges; Scripps College; University of California System; University of California Irvine