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Does living in a democracy make you tall?

21 November 2014

New research linking democracy and wellbeing suggests that men growing up in a democracy are likely to be taller than those who spend the first 20 years of their lives in a communist regime. The link is related to good nutrition, high disposable income and a life free of social and political constraints, according to findings by experts from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). In their study of Czech Republic and Slovakian residents since the dissolution of the communist regime in 1989, political economist Joan Costa-i-Font and colleague Lucia Kossarova found clear height differences between the two regimes.

This article was published online by the Hindustani Times on November 21, 2014
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'Anthropometric Dividends of Czechoslovakia's break up' by Dr Joan Costa-i-Font and Dr Lucia Kossarova, is available here
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Joan Costa-i-Font webpage
Wellbeing Programme webpage

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