Health, Height, Height Shrinkage, and SES at Older Ages: Evidence from China
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Health, Height, Height Shrinkage, and SES at Older Ages: Evidence from China.
In this paper, we build on the literature that examines associations between height and health outcomes of the elderly. We investigate the associations of height shrinkage at older ages with socioeconomic status, finding that height shrinkage for both men and women is negatively associated with better schooling, current urban residence, and household per capita expenditures. We then investigate...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1945-7782,1945-7790
DOI: 10.1257/app.5.2.86