Komlos J. The Oxford Handbook of Economics and Human Biology 2016

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Textbook in PDF format The Oxford Handbook of Economics and Human Biology provides an extensive and insightful overview of how economic conditions affect human well-being and how human health influences economic outcomes. Among the topics explored are how variations in height, whether over time, among different socio-economic groups, and in different locations, are important indicators of changes in economic growth and economic development, levels of economic inequality, and economic opportunities for individuals. The book covers a broad geographic range: Africa, Latin and North America, Asia, and Europe. Its temporal scope ranges from the late Iron Age to the present. Taking advantage of recent improvements in data and economic methods, the book also explores how humans' biological conditions influence and are influenced by their economic circumstances, including poverty. Among the issues addressed are how height, body mass index (BMI), and obesity can affect and are affected by productivity, wages, and wealth. How family environment affects health and well-being is examined, as is the importance of both pre-birth and early childhood conditions for subsequent economic outcomes. Reflecting this dynamic and expanding area of research, the volume shows that well-being is a salient aspect of economics, and the new toolkit of evidence from biological living standards enhances understanding of industrialization, commercialization, income distribution, the organization of health care, social status, and the redistributive state affect such human attributes as physical stature, weight, and the obesity epidemic in historical and contemporary populations. About the Editors Contributors Introduction Biological Measures of Well-Being Crisis and Human Biology The Biological Standard of Living on Europe from the Late Iron Age to the Little Ice Age Body Mass Index Through Time - Explanations, Evidence, and Future Directions Econometrics of Economics and Human Biology Health, Body Weight, and Obesity Inequality and Heights Adult Weight and Height of Native Populations Slave Heights Female Heights and Economic Development Theory and Evidence Impact of Socioeconomic Inequality on Children’s Health and Well-being Growth and Maturation of Children and Adolescents - Variability Due to Genetic and Environmental Factors Global Perspectives on Economics and Biology Global BMI Trends The Joint Determination of Obesity and Poverty in Developed Countries Biomarkers as Inputs How Genetics Can Inform Health Economics Twins Studies in Economics Public and Private Returns to Investing in Nutrition The Double Burden of Malnutrition Biological Health Risks and Economic Development Obesity and Income Inequality in OECD Countries Height and Wages Why Do People with Higher Body Weight Earn Lower Wages Wealth and Weight Family Economics and Obesity Obesity and Welfare Regimes Children s Anthropometrics and Later Disease Incidence Birth Weight as an Indicator of Human Welfare A Pound of Flesh - The Use of Birthweight as a Measure of Human Capital Endowment in Economics Research Neuroeconomics - A Flourishing Field The African Enigma - The Mystery of Tall African Adults Despite Low National Incomes Revisited East Asia on the Rise - The Anthropometric History of China, Japan, and Korea Economics and Human Biology in Latin America Racial Differences in Health in the United States - A Long-Run Perspective Antebellum Puzzle - The Decline in Heights at the Onset of Modern Economic Growth The Anthropometric History of the Mediterranean World