Nikola Koepke
Biographic Data
| ID | 1120878 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nikola Koepke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nikola |
| FAMILY NAME | Koepke |
| SIGNATURE | KOEPKE N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Zurich |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Globalization and the impact of the late 19th-century agrarian crisis on well-being
Have Swiss adult males and females stopped growing taller? Evidence from the population-based nutrition survey menuCH, 2014/2015
Data from the National Nutrition Survey for adults (menuCH) allow for the assessment of recent trends in measured height by year of birth for adult men and women from a population-based sample. The aim of the present study was to test if - similarly to conscripts and schoolchildren - the Swiss adult population stopped growing taller in recent birth cohorts, and if so, when the change occurred. We found that - when self-reported - height was overe…
Ladies first
The Onset of the English Agricultural Revolution
The English Agricultural Revolution began during a period of climate change in which temperatures decreased significantly. Lower temperatures meant less bacterial activity, a slower release of mineral nitrogen into cultivated soils, and a shorter growing season for crops-a combination that tended to diminish yields. The English farmers reacted by increasing the flow of organic matter and manure into the soil, thus mitigating the negative effect o…
The Biological Standard of Living in Europe from the Late Iron Age to the Little Ice Age
This chapter documents human development in the very long run on the basis of anthropometric indicators used as a proxy measure of the biological standard of living. The author explores the trend in height of European populations, controlling for aspects of natural, economic, and social change. Findings include that there was a small increase in overall mean height in Europe from the 8th century BCE to the 18th century CE (c. 0.5 cm per millenniu…
Agricultural specialization and height in ancient and medieval Europe
The biological standard of living in Europe during the last two millennia
This study offers the first anthropometric estimates of the biological standard of living in Europe during the first millennium AD, and extends the literature on the second millennium. The overall picture drawn from our data is one of stagnant heights. There was no large-scale progress in European nutritional status over the period studied, not even for the period between 1000 and 1800, for which recent GDP per capita estimates indicate increasin…
Agricultural specialization and height in ancient and medieval Europe
The Onset of the English Agricultural Revolution
The English Agricultural Revolution began during a period of climate change in which temperatures decreased significantly. Lower temperatures meant less bacterial activity, a slower release of mineral nitrogen into cultivated soils, and a shorter growing season for crops-a combination that tended to diminish yields. The English farmers reacted by increasing the flow of organic matter and manure into the soil, thus mitigating the negative effect o…
The biological standard of living in Europe during the last two millennia
This study offers the first anthropometric estimates of the biological standard of living in Europe during the first millennium AD, and extends the literature on the second millennium. The overall picture drawn from our data is one of stagnant heights. There was no large-scale progress in European nutritional status over the period studied, not even for the period between 1000 and 1800, for which recent GDP per capita estimates indicate increasin…
Agricultural specialization and height in ancient and medieval Europe
The Biological Standard of Living in Europe from the Late Iron Age to the Little Ice Age
This chapter documents human development in the very long run on the basis of anthropometric indicators used as a proxy measure of the biological standard of living. The author explores the trend in height of European populations, controlling for aspects of natural, economic, and social change. Findings include that there was a small increase in overall mean height in Europe from the 8th century BCE to the 18th century CE (c. 0.5 cm per millenniu…
The Onset of the English Agricultural Revolution
The English Agricultural Revolution began during a period of climate change in which temperatures decreased significantly. Lower temperatures meant less bacterial activity, a slower release of mineral nitrogen into cultivated soils, and a shorter growing season for crops-a combination that tended to diminish yields. The English farmers reacted by increasing the flow of organic matter and manure into the soil, thus mitigating the negative effect o…
Ladies first
Have Swiss adult males and females stopped growing taller? Evidence from the population-based nutrition survey menuCH, 2014/2015
Data from the National Nutrition Survey for adults (menuCH) allow for the assessment of recent trends in measured height by year of birth for adult men and women from a population-based sample. The aim of the present study was to test if - similarly to conscripts and schoolchildren - the Swiss adult population stopped growing taller in recent birth cohorts, and if so, when the change occurred. We found that - when self-reported - height was overe…
Globalization and the impact of the late 19th-century agrarian crisis on well-being
Historical Economic and Social Studies (6 works) · Demography (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Birth, Development, and Health (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Inequality (2 works)