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Working Papers
2012
- A Three-Decade “Kuhnian” History of the Antebellum Puzzle: Explaining the shrinking of the US population at the onset of modern economic growth
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics
- The Anthropometric History of Native Americans, c. 1820 - 1890
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich 
Also in Emory Economics, Department of Economics, Emory University (Atlanta) (2010)
2010
- The Trend of BMI Values among US Adults
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
- The Trend of BMI Values by Centiles of US Adults, Birth Cohorts 1882-1986
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
- The Trend of BMI Values of US Adults by Centiles, birth cohorts 1882-1986
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
- The Trend of Mean BMI Values of US Adults, Birth Cohorts 1882-1986 Indicates that the Obesity Epidemic Began Earlier than Hitherto Thought
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
2009
- How useful is anthropometric history?
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics
- Recent Trends in Height by Gender and Ethnicity in the US in Relation to Levels of Income
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
2008
- The Transition to Post-industrial BMI Values Among US Children
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
Also in Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2008)
2007
- Spatial Convergence in Height in East-Central Europe, 1890-1910
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics
- The height of US-born non-Hispanic children and adolescents ages 2-19, born 1942-2002 in the NHANES Samples
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2006
- Underperformance in affluence: the remarkable relative decline in American heights in the second half of the 20th-century
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (3)
- Using ARIMA Forecasts to Explore the Efficiency of the Forward Reichsmark Market: Austria-Hungary, 1876-1914
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics 
See also Journal Article in Historical Social Research (Section 'Cliometrics') (2006)
2005
- European Heights in the Early 18th Century
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (3)
- On English Pygmies and Giants: the Physical Stature of English Youth in the late-18th and early-19th Centuries
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (5)
- Target Zones in Theory and History: Credibility, Efficiency, and Policy Autonomy
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2006)
- The Poverty of Growth with Interdependent Utility Functions
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (2)
Also in Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in The Journal of Socio-Economics (2008)
2004
- Averting the Nazi Seizure of Power
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics
- Spatial Correlates of U.S. Heights and BMIs, 2002
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics
- The Introduction of Anthropometrics into Development and Labor Economics
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics
2003
- An Anthropometric History of Early-Modern France
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (18)
See also Journal Article in European Review of Economic History (2003)
- From the Tallest to (One of) the Fattest: The Enigmatic Fate of the American Population in the 20th Century
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (17)
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2003) View citations (10)
See also Journal Article in Economics & Human Biology (2004)
- How to (and How Not to) Analyze Deficient Height Samples
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (8)
- Improvements in Maximum Likelihood Estimators of Truncated Normal Samples with Prior Knowledge of σ
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (4)
- Looking Backward and Looking Forward: Anthropometric Research and the Development of Social Science History
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (5)
- Obesity and the Rate of Time Preference: Is there a Connection?
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (25)
- On the Biological Standard of Living of Eighteenth-Century Americans: Taller, Richer, Healthier
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (2)
Also in Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (3)
- Target Zones in History and Theory: Lessons from an Austro-Hungarian Experiment (1896-1914)
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (2)
- The Biological Standard of Living in the two Germanies
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (23)
Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich (2001) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in German Economic Review (2003)
- The Industrial Revolution as the Escape from the Malthusian Trap
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics 
Also in Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (2)
- Un modèle démo-économique de la Révolution Industrielle
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Economies et Sociétés (Serie 'Histoire Economique Quantitative') (2003)
2002
- Using ARIMA Forecasts to Explore the Efficiency of the Forward Reichsmark Market
Discussion Papers in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics
2001
- How to Run a Target Zone? Age Old Lessons from an Austro-Hungarian Experiment
CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (3)
1990
- Mathematical Investigations of the Escape from the Malthusian Trap
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (4)
Also in Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (4)
1985
- Population Growth Through History and the Escape from the Malthusian Trap
Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (1)
Undated
- "Population Growth through History and the Escape from the Malthusian Trap: A Homeostatic Simulation Model
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (1)
- A Compact Macromodel of Pre-Industrial Population Growth
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
- A Malthusian Episode Revisited: The Height of British and Irish Servants in Colonial America
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (2)
- Access to Food and the Biological Standard of Living: Perspectives on the Nutritional Status of Native Americans
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2003)
- Anachronistic Economics: Grain Storage in Medieval England
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (1)
- Anomalies in Economic History: Reflections on the 'Antebellum Puzzle'
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (8)
- Austro-Hungarian Agricultural Development, 1827-1877
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (1)
- Core or Periphery? The Credibility of the Austro-Hungarian Currency, 1867-1913
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (4)
- De l'importance de l'histoire anthropométrique
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (1)
- Economic Growth and Industrialization in Hungary, 1830-1913
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
- Ein Simulationsmodell der Industriellen Revolution
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
- Ein Überblick der Konzeptionen der Industrielle Revolution
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
- Estimating Trends in Historical Heights
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (7)
- Financial Innovation and the Demand for Money in Austria-Hungary, 1867-1913
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (1)
- Height and Social Status in Eighteenth-Century Germany
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (7)
- Histoire anthropomérique: bilan de deux décennies de Recherche
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Economies et Sociétés (Serie 'Histoire Economique Quantitative') (2003)
- Körpergröße und soziale Stellung von Schülern der Hohen Karlsschule im 18. Jahrhundert
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
- Le Développement de l'économie européenne dans la langue durée: ce que l'on peut retenir du cas de l'Autriche
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
- Le Statut Nutritionnel des Elèves de L'École Polytechnique
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (1)
See also Journal Article in Histoire, économie & société (1995)
- Nutrition and Economic Development in Post-Reconstruction South Carolina: an Anthropometric Approach
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (7)
- Nutrition, Population Growth and the Industrial Revolution in England
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
- On the 'Puzzling' Antebellum Cycle of the Biological Standard of Living: the Case of Georgia
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (2)
- On the Biological Standard of Living in Russia and the Soviet Union
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (2)
- On the Nature of the Malthusian Threat in the Eighteenth Century
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (5)
- On the Significance of Anthropometric History
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (1)
- Penser la révolutionne industrielle
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
See also Journal Article in Histoire, économie & société (1996)
- Shrinking in a Growing Economy? The Mystery of Physical Stature during the Industrial Revolution
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (18)
See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (1998)
- Stature and Nutrition in the Habsburg Monarchy: The Standard of Living and Economic Development
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (13)
- The Age at Menarche in Vienna: the Relationship between Nutrition and Fertility
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
- The Economics of Antebellum Slave Heights Reconsidered
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (6)
- The Formation of the European State System: a 'Predatory' Model
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (2)
- The Height and Weight of West Point Cadets: Dietary Change in Antebellum America
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (14)
See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (1987)
- The Kreditbanken and German Growth: A Postscript
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (1978)
- The New World’s Contribution to Food Consumption during the Industrial Revolution
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
- The Nutritional Status of French Students
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
- The Secular Trend in the Biological Standard of Living in the United Kingdom, 1730-1860
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (17)
- Thinking about the Industrial Revolution
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (1)
- Über die Bedeutung der Anthropometrische Geschichte
Articles by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
Journal Articles
2012
- The diminution of the physical stature of the English male population in the eighteenth century
Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2012, 6, (1), 45-62
2011
- The trend of BMI values of US adults by deciles, birth cohorts 1882-1986 stratified by gender and ethnicity
Economics & Human Biology, 2011, 9, (3), 234-250 View citations (1)
- Unconscious intuition or conscious analysis? Critical questions for the Deliberation-Without-Attention paradigm
Judgment and Decision Making, 2011, 6, (4), 351-358 View citations (1)
2010
- Symmetric and asymmetric rounding: a review and some new results
AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis, 2010, 94, (3), 247-271 View citations (1)
- The recent decline in the height of African-American women
Economics & Human Biology, 2010, 8, (1), 58-66 View citations (8)
- Welcome John Cawley
Economics & Human Biology, 2010, 8, (1), 1-1
2008
- Stagnation of Heights Among Second-Generation U.S.-Born Army Personnel
Social Science Quarterly, 2008, 89, (2), 445-455 View citations (5)
- The poverty of growth with interdependent utility functions
The Journal of Socio-Economics, 2008, 37, (6), 2242-2247 
See also Working Paper (2005)
2007
- Anthropometric evidence on economic growth, biological well-being and regional convergence in the Habsburg Monarchy, c. 1850–1910
Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2007, 1, (3), 211-237 View citations (12)
- The Introduction of Anthropometrics into Development and Economics
Historical Social Research (Section 'Cliometrics'), 2007, 32, (1), 260-270 View citations (1)
- Underperformance in Affluence: The Remarkable Relative Decline in U.S. Heights in the Second Half of the 20th Century
Social Science Quarterly, 2007, 88, (2), 283-305 View citations (13)
2006
- Target zones in theory and history: Credibility, efficiency, and policy autonomy
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2006, 53, (8), 1979-1995 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper (2005)
- Using ARIMA Forecasts to Explore the Efficiency of the Forward Reichsmark Market: Austria-Hungary, 1876-1914
Historical Social Research (Section 'Cliometrics'), 2006, 31, (3), 253-262
See also Working Paper (2006)
2005
- Keynes, Globalisation and the Bretton Woods Institutions in the Light of Changing Ideas about Markets
World Economics, 2005, 6, (1), 15-30 View citations (1)
- Measures of Progress and Other Tall Stories
World Economics, 2005, 6, (2), 87-135 View citations (1)
2004
- Averting the Nazi seizure of power: A counterfactual thought experiment
European Review of Economic History, 2004, 8, (02), 173-199
- Editor's note
Economics & Human Biology, 2004, 2, (1), 1-3
- From the tallest to (one of) the fattest: the enigmatic fate of the American population in the 20th century
Economics & Human Biology, 2004, 2, (1), 57-74 View citations (33)
See also Working Paper (2003)
2003
- Access to Food and the Biological Standard of Living: Perspectives on the Nutritional Status of Native Americans
American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (1), 252-255 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper
- An anthropometric history of early-modern France
European Review of Economic History, 2003, 7, (02), 159-189 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper (2003)
- Data: archival information available on the health of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary inmates
Economics & Human Biology, 2003, 1, (3), 399-399
- Data: archival information on the physical stature and weight of American men during World War I and World War II
Economics & Human Biology, 2003, 1, (3), 401-402
- Editor's introduction
Economics & Human Biology, 2003, 1, (1), v-vii
- Histoire anthropométrique de la France de l'Ancien Régime
Histoire, économie & société, 2003, 22, (4), 519-536
- Histoire anthropométrique: bilan de deux décennies de recherche
Economies et Sociétés (Serie 'Histoire Economique Quantitative'), 2003, (29), 1-24 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper
- Optimal food allocation in a slave economy
Journal of Population Economics, 2003, 16, (1), 21-36 View citations (28)
- The Biological Standard of Living in the Two Germanies
German Economic Review, 2003, 4, 459-473 View citations (24)
See also Working Paper (2003)
- Un modèle démo-économique de la Révolution Industrielle
Economies et Sociétés (Serie 'Histoire Economique Quantitative'), 2003, (30), 1807-1821 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper (2003)
2002
- The Great Breakthrough and Its Cause. By Julian L. Simon. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2000. Pp. xxii, 214. $39.50
The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (01), 274-275
2001
- Der biologische Lebensstandard in den neuen und alten Bundesländern
Ifo Schnelldienst, 2001, 54, (11), 32-33 View citations (1)
- Special Issue on German Cliometrics: Editors Foreword
European Review of Economic History, 2001, 5, (02), 149-149
- Weitere gute Nachrichten aus den neuen Bundesländern
Ifo Schnelldienst, 2001, 54, (14), 51
1998
- Height and the Standard of Living
The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (03), 866-870 View citations (14)
- Making Health Work: Human Growth in Modern Japan. By Carl Mosk. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. Pp. xv, 156. $45.00
The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (01), 255-257
- Shrinking in a Growing Economy? The Mystery of Physical Stature during the Industrial Revolution
The Journal of Economic History, 1998, 58, (03), 779-802 View citations (82)
See also Working Paper
1997
- On the Puzzling Cycle in the Biological Standard of Living: The Case of Antebellum Georgia
Explorations in Economic History, 1997, 34, (4), 433-459 View citations (40)
1996
- Anomalies in Economic History: Toward a Resolution of the “Antebellum Puzzle”
The Journal of Economic History, 1996, 56, (01), 202-214 View citations (12)
- Penser la révolution industrielle
Histoire, économie & société, 1996, 15, (4), 615-629 
See also Working Paper
1995
- Le statut nutritionnel des élèves de l'École Polytechnique
Histoire, économie & société, 1995, 14, (3), 463-477 
See also Working Paper
1994
- ¿Qué es la historia antropométrica?
Revista de Historia Económica, 1994, 12, (03), 781-786
1993
- The Decline of Mortality in Europe. Edited by R. Schofield, D. Reher, and A. Bideau. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1991. Pp. xiv, 270. $65.00
The Journal of Economic History, 1993, 53, (01), 165-166
1988
- Agricultural Productivity in America and Eastern Europe: A Comment
The Journal of Economic History, 1988, 48, (03), 655-664 View citations (1)
- Is Free Trade Passe? Comment
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1988, 2, (4), 207-09
- Population growth and economic development in the very long run: a simulation model of three revolutions
Mathematical Social Sciences, 1988, 16, (1), 49-63
- The Food Budget of English Workers: A Comment on Shammas
The Journal of Economic History, 1988, 48, (01), 149-149
1987
- A geometric view of welfare gains with non-instantaneous adjustment
Mathematical Social Sciences, 1987, 13, (2), 153-163
- Agriculture and Food Supply in the Second World War. Edited by Bernd Martin and Alan S. Milward. St. Katharinen: Scripta Mercaturae Verlag, 1985. Pp. 323. DM 59
The Journal of Economic History, 1987, 47, (04), 998-999
- The Height and Weight of West Point Cadets: Dietary Change in Antebellum America
The Journal of Economic History, 1987, 47, (04), 897-927 View citations (66)
See also Working Paper
1984
- Österreichische Bankpolitik in der Zeit der grossen Wende, 1913–1923; Am Beispiel der Creditanstalt für Handel und Gewerbe. By Eduard März. Vienna: Verlag für Geschichte und Politik, 1981. Pp. 608
The Journal of Economic History, 1984, 44, (01), 196-196
1983
- Die Anfänge der Konsumgesellschaft: Konsumverbrauch, Lebensstandard und Alltagskultur in Österreich im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert. By Roman Sandgruber. Vienna: Verlag für Geschichte und Politik, 1982. Pp. 468
The Journal of Economic History, 1983, 43, (04), 1022-1023
- Poverty and Industrialization at the End of the “Phase-Transition” in the Czech Crown Lands
The Journal of Economic History, 1983, 43, (01), 129-135
1982
- A Magyar Gazdaság Hosszútávu Vizsgálata Ökonometriai Módszerrel (Long-Run Analysis of the Hungarian Economy, Using Econometric Methods, 1875–1913). Vol. 6 of Töténeti Statisztikai Füzetek (Historical-Statistical Studies). By Zsigmond Nyári. Budapest: Központi Statisztikai Hivatal, 1981. Pp. 109
The Journal of Economic History, 1982, 42, (03), 708-709
1980
- Discrimination in the Austrian capital market?
Explorations in Economic History, 1980, 17, (4), 421-427
- The Industrialization of a Central European City: Brno and the Fine Woolen Industry in the 18th Century. By Herman Freudenberger. Edington, Wiltshire: Pasold Research Fund Ltd., 1977. Pp. xiii, 220. $25.00
The Journal of Economic History, 1980, 40, (03), 636-637
- War and Society in East Central Europe. Vol. I: Special Topics and Generalizations on the 18th and 19th Centuries. Edited by Béla Király and Gunther Rothenberger. Brooklyn College Studies on Society in Change, no. 10. New York: Brooklyn College Press, distributed by Columbia University Press, 1979. Pp. xv, 461. $18.50
The Journal of Economic History, 1980, 40, (04), 897-897
1979
- Hungary. Központi Statisztikai Hivatal Könyvtára, Történeti statisztikai tahulmányok (Statistical historical studies). Volume 3 (1977). Pp. 348
The Journal of Economic History, 1979, 39, (02), 559-560
1978
- German Banks and German Growth: Reply to Komlos
The Journal of Economic History, 1978, 38, (02), 480-486
- The Kreditbanken and German Growth: A Postscript
The Journal of Economic History, 1978, 38, (02), 476-479 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper
Books
2001
- The Chicago Guide to an Academic Career
Books by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
1998
- Classics of Anthropometric History: A Selected Anthology
Books by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (3)
- The Biological Standard of Living in Comparative Perspectives: Proceedings of a Conference Held in Munich January 18-23, 1997
Books by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
1997
- Cliometric Studies on German Economic History
Books by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (1)
1995
- The Biological Standard of Living in Europe and America 1700-1900. Studies in Anthropometric History
Books by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (2)
- The Biological Standard of Living on Three Continents: Further Essays in Anthropometric History
Books by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (9)
1994
- Ernährung und Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung unter Maria Theresia und Josef II. Eine Anthropometrische Geschichte
Books by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
- Stature, Living Standards, and Economic Development: Essays in Anthropometric History
Books by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (10)
1990
- Economic Development of the Habsburg Monarchy and in the Successor States: Essays, vol 2
Books by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
1989
- Nutrition and Economic Development in the Eighteenth-Century Habsburg Monarchy: An Anthropometric History
Books by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (17)
1986
- Die Habsburgermonarchie als Zollunion: Die Wirtschaftsentwicklung Österreich-Ungarns im 19. Jahrhundert
Books by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
1983
- Economic Development of the Habsburg Monarchy in the Nineteenth Century: Essays
Books by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich
- The Habsburg Monarchy as a Customs Union: Economic Development in Austria-Hungary in the Nineteenth Century
Books by John Komlos, Department of Economics, University of Munich View citations (10)
Chapters
1992
- Toward an Anthropometric History of African-Americans: The Case of the Free Blacks in Antebellum Maryland
A chapter in Strategic Factors in Nineteenth Century American Economic History: A Volume to Honor Robert W. Fogel, 1992, pp 297-329 View citations (24)
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- Economics & Human Biology
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