These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Franco Peracchi (Universita di Roma)

Sunday, January 6, 8:00 AM

Sunday, January 6, 8:00 AM
Session: Height, Health and Economic Development (AEA)
Presiding: Anne Case (Princeton University)

Height and Cognitive Function
Anne Case (Princeton University)
Christina Paxson (Princeton University)

Height, health and inequality: the distribution of adult heights in India
Angus Deaton (Princeton University)
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Inequality in Height and Inequality in Living Standards: Historical Evidence from Italy
Franco Peracchi (Universita di Roma)
Giovanni Vecchi (Universita di Roma)
Brian A'Hearn (Franklin and Marshall College)


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