MALE AND FEMALE LIVING STANDARDS IN ENGLAND AND WALES, 1812-1857 - EVIDENCE FROM CRIMINAL HEIGHT RECORDS

被引：40

作者：

JOHNSON, P ^{[1
]}

NICHOLAS, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV MELBOURNE,PARKVILLE,VIC 3052,AUSTRALIA

来源：

ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW | 1995年 / 48卷 / 03期

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D O I：

10.1111/j.1468-0289.1995.tb01427.x

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This article uses newly available data on the height of 'habitual criminals' born in Britain between 1812 and 1857 to assess changes in male and female living standards. The data show an unequivocal decline in average heights from the end of the Napoleonic wars to the 1850s, with the most rapid decline occurring in the 1840s. This finding suggests that there was a major deterioration in environmental, nutritional or employment conditions for British workers in this period which is not reflected in real wage data.

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页码：470 / 481

页数：12

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