O Globo Online - blog:
Homens ficam mais altos em democracia do que em regime comunista
20 November 2014
''Men who grow up in a democracy tend to be taller than those who have lived their first 20 years of life under a Communist regime.'' The assertion may seem strange to those who read. But this is one of the findings of a survey conducted by political economists at the London School of Economics (LSE), Joan Costa-Font and Lucia Kossarova.
This article was published by the blog O Globo online on November 20, 2014
Link to article here
Related publications and videos
'Anthropometric Dividends of Czechoslovakia's break up' by Dr Joan Costa-i-Font and Dr Lucia Kossarova, is available here
'Joan Costa-i-Font: The Link between Democracy and Height'. Video link here
Related links
Joan Costa-i-Font webpage
Wellbeing Programme webpage