The urban-rural height gap: Evidence from late nineteenth-century Catalonia

Ramon Ramon-Muñoz () and Josep-Maria Ramon-Muñoz ()
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Abstract: This paper aims to establish whether there was a gap in biological living standards between rural and urban areas in late nineteenth-century Catalonia, and if so, to determine its extent. The study makes use of a large new dataset based on military records for the cohort of males born in the year 1890 and enlisted in the year 1911. By combining individual heights with information at municipal level, we conclude that the 1890 cohort of conscripts living in rural areas were shorter than those that resided in towns and cities with populations of more than 20,000 people. We also hypothesize about the reasons why urban dwellers in late nineteenth-century Catalonia were taller than their rural counterparts.

Keywords: biological living standards; well-being; urban penalty; urban premium (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I14 I31 N33 N93 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46 page
Date: 2021-09
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Journal Article: The urban–rural height gap: evidence from late nineteenth-century Catalonia (2024)
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