Gender height dimorphism: An approximation of the living Standards in Colombia, 1920-1990
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Dimorfismo; Estatura; Regresión por cuantiles; Niveles de vida;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
- I15 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Health and Economic Development
- N36 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Latin America; Caribbean
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