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Homepage:	http://web.econ.ohio-state.edu/rsteckel/vita.pdf
Workplace:	Department of Economics, Ohio State University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2015

1. Developmental Origins of Cardiovascular Disease: Understanding High Mortality Rates in the American South
   Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics
2. Historical Origins of a Major Killer: Cardiovascular Disease in the American South
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2012

3. Engines of Growth: Farm Tractors and Twentieth-Century U.S. Economic Welfare
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2010

4. Height as a Proxy for Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Ability
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
5. Property Rights and Financial Development: The Legacy of Japanese Colonial Institutions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2009

6. Droughts, Floods and Financial Distress in the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
   See also Chapter Droughts, Floods and Financial Distress in the United States, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (7) (2011)

2008

7. Heights and Human Welfare: Recent Developments and New Directions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article Heights and human welfare: Recent developments and new directions, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2009) View citations (219) (2009)

2004

8. Fluctuations in a Dreadful Childhood: Synthetic Longitudinal Height Data, Relative Prices and Weather in the Short-Term Health of American Slaves
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
9. The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Health and Nutrition in Pre-Columbian America
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2003

10. What Can Be Learned from Skeletons that Might Interest Economists, Historians and Other Social Scientists?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article What Can Be Learned from Skeletons that Might Interest Economists, Historians, and Other Social Scientists?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2003) View citations (6) (2003)

2001

11. Health and Nutrition in the Preindustrial Era: Insights from a Millennium of Average Heights in Northern Europe
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2000

12. Childhood Mortality & Nutritional Status as Indicators of Standard of Living: Evidence from World War I Recruits in the United States
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
13. Wealth Inequality Trends in Industrializing New England: New Evidence and Tests of Competing Hypotheses
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

1999

14. Industrialization and Health in Historical Perspective
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

1998

15. The Tallest in the World: Native Americans of the Great Plains in the Nineteenth Century
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Tallest in the World: Native Americans of the Great Plains in the Nineteenth Century, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2001) View citations (40) (2001)

1995

16. Long-Term Trends in Health, Welfare, and Economic Growth in the United States
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (48)
    See also Chapter Long-Term Trends in Health, Welfare, and Economic Growth in the United States, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (111) (1997)
17. Percentiles of Modern Height Standards for Use in Historical Research
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

1992

18. Tall But Poor: Nutrition, Health and Living Standards in Pre-Famine Ireland
    Working Papers, New South Wales - School of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992) View citations (2)
19. Wealth Mobility in America: A View from the National Longitudinal Survey
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

1991

20. Stature and Living Standards in the United States
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Chapter Stature and Living Standards in the United States, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992) View citations (18) (1992)

1989

21. Poverty and Prosperity: A Longitudinal Study of Wealth Accumulation, 1850-1860
    NBER Historical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Poverty and Prosperity: A Longitudinal Study of Wealth Accumulation, 1850-1860, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1990) View citations (20) (1990)

1987

22. Household Migration, Urban Growth, and Industrialization: The United States, 1850-1860
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

1985

23. Determinants of Slave and Crew Mortality in the Atlantic Slave Trade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
24. Dimensions and Determinants of Early Childhood Health and Mortality Among American Slaves
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
25. Estimating Neonatal Mortality Rates from the Heights of Children: The Case of American Slaves
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1982

26. Changes in American and British Stature Since the Mid-Eighteenth Century: A Prelimanary Report on the Usefulness of Data on Height
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
27. Height and Per Capita Income
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
28. The Economic Foundations of East-West Migration During the Nineteenth Century
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

Journal Articles

2016

1. Property rights and economic development: the legacy of Japanese colonial institutions
   Journal of Institutional Economics, 2016, 12, (3), 623-650 View citations (5)
2. Trader Selectivity and Measured Catch-Up Growth of American Slaves
   The Journal of Economic History, 2016, 76, (1), 109-138 View citations (7)

2015

3. Height, Human Capital, and Earnings: The Contributions of Cognitive and Noncognitive Ability
   Journal of Human Capital, 2015, 9, (1), 94 - 115 View citations (23)

2014

4. In memory of Robert William Fogel
   Economics & Human Biology, 2014, 12, (C), 1-3 View citations (1)

2013

5. A Troublesome Statistic: Traders and Coastal Shipments in the Westward Movement of Slaves
   The Journal of Economic History, 2013, 73, (3), 792-809 View citations (4)
6. Biological Measures of Economic History
   Annual Review of Economics, 2013, 5, (1), 401-423 View citations (13)

2010

7. Inequality Amidst Nutritional Abundance: Native Americans on the Great Plains
   The Journal of Economic History, 2010, 70, (2), 265-286 View citations (9)
8. Preface
   Explorations in Economic History, 2010, 47, (3), 259-259

2009

9. Heights and human welfare: Recent developments and new directions
   Explorations in Economic History, 2009, 46, (1), 1-23 View citations (219)
   See also Working Paper Heights and Human Welfare: Recent Developments and New Directions, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (11) (2008)

2008

10. Biological Measures of the Standard of Living
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2008, 22, (1), 129-152 View citations (84)

2006

11. THE WEALTH MOBILITY OF MEN AND WOMEN DURING THE 1960s AND 1970s
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2006, 52, (2), 189-212 View citations (6)

2005

12. Young adult mortality following severe physiological stress in childhood: Skeletal evidence
    Economics & Human Biology, 2005, 3, (2), 314-328 View citations (8)

2003

13. Research project: A history of health in Europe from the late Paleolithic era to the present
    Economics & Human Biology, 2003, 1, (1), 139-142 View citations (3)
14. What Can Be Learned from Skeletons that Might Interest Economists, Historians, and Other Social Scientists?
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (2), 213-220 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper What Can Be Learned from Skeletons that Might Interest Economists, Historians and Other Social Scientists?, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (6) (2003)

2002

15. Rising Life Expectancy: A Global History. By James C. Riley. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. Pp. xii, 243. $49.95, cloth; $16.95, paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 2002, 62, (3), 924-925

2001

16. RISING INEQUALITY: TRENDS IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH IN INDUSTRIALIZING NEW ENGLAND
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (1), 160-183 View citations (35)
17. Tallest in the World: Native Americans of the Great Plains in the Nineteenth Century
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (1), 287-294 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper The Tallest in the World: Native Americans of the Great Plains in the Nineteenth Century, NBER Historical Working Papers (1998) (1998)

2000

18. Diets versus Diseases in the Anthropometrics of Slave Children: A Reply
    The Journal of Economic History, 2000, 60, (1), 247-259 View citations (12)

1995

19. Stature and the Standard of Living
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1995, 33, (4), 1903-1940 View citations (427)

1991

20. Heights and Living Standards of English Workers During the Early Years of Industrializations, 1770–1815
    The Journal of Economic History, 1991, 51, (4), 937-957 View citations (52)
21. Speculators and Slaves: Masters, Traders, and Slaves in the Old South. By Michael Tadman. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1990. Pp. xviii, 317. $27.75
    The Journal of Economic History, 1991, 51, (1), 232-233

1990

22. Hard times in 19th-century Sweden: A reply
    Explorations in Economic History, 1990, 27, (1), 114-121 View citations (1)
23. Poverty and Prosperity: A Longitudinal Study of Wealth Accumulation, 1850-1860
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1990, 72, (2), 275-85 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Poverty and Prosperity: A Longitudinal Study of Wealth Accumulation, 1850-1860, NBER Historical Working Papers (1989) View citations (2) (1989)

1989

24. Household migration and rural settlement in the United States, 1850-1860
    Explorations in Economic History, 1989, 26, (2), 190-218 View citations (12)

1988

25. Overpopulation and malnutrition rediscovered: Hard times in 19th-century Sweden
    Explorations in Economic History, 1988, 25, (1), 1-19 View citations (13)
26. Society and Family Strategy: Erie County, New York, 1850–1920. By Mark J. Stern. Albany: State University of New York Press, 1987. Pp. xiv, 172. $39.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1988, 48, (2), 492-493
27. The Health and Mortality of Women and Children, 1850–1860
    The Journal of Economic History, 1988, 48, (2), 333-345 View citations (11)

1987

28. Medicine and American Growth, 1800–1860. By James H. Cassedy. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1986. Pp. xvii, 298. $39.50 cloth, $19.95 paper
    The Journal of Economic History, 1987, 47, (3), 834-835
29. Patriarchy and Fertility: Japan and Sweden, 1880–1960. By Carl Mosk. Orlando: Academic Press, 1983. Pp. xxii, 320. $41.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1987, 47, (2), 546-547
30. Traders, Planters, and Slaves: Market Behavior in Early English America. By David W. Galenson. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1986. Pp. xiv, 230. $34.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1987, 47, (2), 550-552

1986

31. A Peculiar Population: The Nutrition, Health, and Mortality of American Slaves from Childhood to Maturity
    The Journal of Economic History, 1986, 46, (3), 721-741 View citations (87)
32. Birth weights and infant mortality among American slaves
    Explorations in Economic History, 1986, 23, (2), 173-198 View citations (9)
33. New Evidence on the Causes of Slave and Crew Mortality in the Atlantic Slave Trade
    The Journal of Economic History, 1986, 46, (1), 57-77 View citations (3)

1985

34. Virginia Slave-Trade Statistics 1698–1775. By Walter Michinton, Celia King, and Peter Waite. Rchmond: Virginia State Library, 1984. Pp. xvi, 218. $45.00
    The Journal of Economic History, 1985, 45, (4), 999-999

1983

35. Heights of Native-Born Whites During the Antebellum Period
    The Journal of Economic History, 1983, 43, (1), 167-174 View citations (58)
36. The economic foundations of East-West migration during the 19th century
    Explorations in Economic History, 1983, 20, (1), 14-36 View citations (13)

1980

37. Antebellum Southern White Fertility: A Demographic and Economic Analysis
    The Journal of Economic History, 1980, 40, (2), 331-350

1979

38. Slave height profiles from coastwise manifests
    Explorations in Economic History, 1979, 16, (4), 363-380 View citations (82)

1978

39. The Economics of U.S. Slave and Southern White Fertility
    The Journal of Economic History, 1978, 38, (1), 289-291 View citations (5)

Books

2011

1. The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

1997

2. Health and Welfare during Industrialization
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (117)

Edited books

2011

1. The Economics of Climate Change
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (18)

2008

2. Health and Welfare during Industrialization
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (6)

Chapters

2011

1. Climate Change: Adaptations in Historical Perspective
   A chapter in The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present, 2011, pp 1-22 View citations (2)
2. Droughts, Floods and Financial Distress in the United States
   A chapter in The Economics of Climate Change: Adaptations Past and Present, 2011, pp 73-98 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Droughts, Floods and Financial Distress in the United States, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (9) (2009)

1997

3. Conclusions
   A chapter in Health and Welfare during Industrialization, 1997, pp 423-450 View citations (1)
4. Introduction to "Health and Welfare during Industrialization"
   A chapter in Health and Welfare during Industrialization, 1997, pp 1-16 View citations (83)
5. Long-Term Trends in Health, Welfare, and Economic Growth in the United States
   A chapter in Health and Welfare during Industrialization, 1997, pp 47-90 View citations (111)
   See also Working Paper Long-Term Trends in Health, Welfare, and Economic Growth in the United States, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations (48) (1995)
6. Was Industrialization Hazardous to Your Health? Not in Sweden!
   A chapter in Health and Welfare during Industrialization, 1997, pp 127-160 View citations (52)

1992

7. Stature and Living Standards in the United States
   A chapter in American Economic Growth and Standards of Living before the Civil War, 1992, pp 265-310 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Stature and Living Standards in the United States, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) View citations (7) (1991)
8. The Fertility Transition in the United States: Tests of Alternative Hypotheses
   A chapter in Strategic Factors in Nineteenth Century American Economic History: A Volume to Honor Robert W. Fogel, 1992, pp 351-374 View citations (5)

Editor

1. Explorations in Economic History
   Elsevier