An anthropometric history of the Postbellum US, 1847 - 1894 [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Matthias Zehetmayer

An Anthropometric History of the Postbellum US, 1847-1894 Inaugural-Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades Doctor oeconomiae publicae (Dr. oec. publ.) an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 2010 vorgelegt von Matthias Zehetmayer Referent: Prof. John Komlos, Ph.D. Korreferent: Prof. Dr. Ekkehart Schlicht Promotionsabschlussberatung: 17. November 2010 Mündliche Prüfung am 2. November 2010 Berichterstatter: Prof. John Komlos, PhD (vertreten durch Prof. Ray Rees, PhD) Prof. Dr. Ekkehart Schlicht Prof. Dr. Joachim Winter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I am extremely grateful for the advice and support of Prof. John Komlos, for being such a dedicated and enthusiastic mentor, and for awakening my interest in economic and anthropometric history. I thank Takeshi Amemiya, Olga Arnold, Jörg Baten, Ariane Breitfelder, Ted and Diane Bright, Francesco Cinnirella, Timothy Cuff, Özgür Ertac, Michael Haines, Martin Hiermeyer, Daniel Koch, Michal Masika, Ruth and Steve Nash, Linda Rousova, Michael Specht, Martin Spindler, Marco Sunder, Marianne Wanamaker, Martin Watzinger, Tom Weiss, Andreas Widenhorn, Gordon Winder, Dong Woo Yoo, Michael Zabel, and Barbara and Simon Zehetmayer for helpful comments and conversations. I would like to thank Prof. Ray Rees, Prof. Ekkehart Schlicht, and Prof. Joachim Winter for agreeing to be on my doctoral committee.