Infant mortality and the health of survivors: Britain, 1910-50

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    Abstract

    The first half of the twentieth century saw rapid improvements in the health and height of British children. Average height and health can be related to infant mortality through a positive selection effect and a negative scarring effect. Examining town-level panel data on the heights of school children, no evidence is found for the selection effect, but there is some support for the scarring effect. The results suggest that the improvement in the disease environment, as reflected by the decline in infant mortality, increased average height by about half a centimetre per decade in the first half of the twentieth century.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)951-972
    JournalEconomic History Review
    Volume64
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2011

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