TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nicolas,S.
AU  - Steckel,Richard H.
TI  - Tall But Poor: Nutrition, Health, and Living Standards in Pre-Famine    Ireland
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Historical Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 39
PY  - 1992
Y2  - August 1992
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/h0039
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/h0039.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Richard H. Steckel
Department of Economics
Ohio State University
410 Arps Hall, 1945 North High Street
Columbus, OH  43210-1172
Tel: 614/292-5008
Fax: 614/292-3906
E-Mail: steckel.1@osu.edu
AB  - This paper uses height data recorded on Convict Indents to study temporal patterns and regional differences in living standards in pre-famine Ireland. The approach is explicitly comparative and makes use of information from America and other parts of Europe. The Irish attained roughly the 16th centile of modern height standards and, though smaller than contemporary North Americans, were among the tallest in Europe, including the wealthier English. We suggest that: a nutritious diet and epidemiological isolation were important factors in the high nutritional living standards of the Irish.
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