Richard H Steckel

Summary

Affiliation: The Ohio State University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A history of health in Europe from the late Paleolithic era to the present
    Richard H Steckel
    Economics and Anthropology Departments, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Econ Hum Biol 1:139-42. 2003
  2. ncbi Young adult mortality following severe physiological stress in childhood: skeletal evidence
    Richard H Steckel
    Economics, Anthropology and History Departments, Ohio State University, 1945N High St, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Econ Hum Biol 3:314-28. 2005
  3. ncbi Biological measures of the standard of living
    Richard H Steckel
    Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    J Econ Perspect 22:129-152. 2008
  4. ncbi The History of European Health Project: a history of health in Europe from the late Paleolithic era to the present
    Richard H Steckel
    Economics Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Acta Univ Carol Med Monogr 156:19-25. 2009

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Publications4

  1. ncbi A history of health in Europe from the late Paleolithic era to the present
    Richard H Steckel
    Economics and Anthropology Departments, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Econ Hum Biol 1:139-42. 2003
    ..Over this era human health was significantly affected by climate change, the rise of settled agriculture, urbanization, new technologies, global exploration and colonization, and industrialization...
  2. ncbi Young adult mortality following severe physiological stress in childhood: skeletal evidence
    Richard H Steckel
    Economics, Anthropology and History Departments, Ohio State University, 1945N High St, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Econ Hum Biol 3:314-28. 2005
    ..6 percentage points less for individuals stunted by 20 cm in height. The paper compares these findings with those from studies on modern data and concludes with suggestions for research...
  3. ncbi Biological measures of the standard of living
    Richard H Steckel
    Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    J Econ Perspect 22:129-152. 2008
    ..A concluding section ruminates on the future evolution of biological approaches in measuring happiness...
  4. ncbi The History of European Health Project: a history of health in Europe from the late Paleolithic era to the present
    Richard H Steckel
    Economics Department, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
    Acta Univ Carol Med Monogr 156:19-25. 2009
    ..With a trans-Atlantic network of collaborators, we will undertake large-scale comparative studies of the causes and health consequences of these and other dramatic changes in arrangements for work, living, and human interaction...