Eric Schneider

@ericbschneider.bsky.social

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Professor of Economic History at LSE studying health, demography, living standards and economic growth; working on global historical child stunting. Website: www.ericbschneider.com

Rockefeller Foundation doctors showing people hookworm larvae under a microscope in Texas in the early 20th century. Unfortunately, no pictures were readily available for Jamaica.
Graph showing that where smallpox was endemic, more than 90% of smallpox deaths occurred to children under age 10. However, where epidemic, smallpox deaths could affect adults.
Picture of the title and abstract of the paper.
An autumnal picture of mountains sitting above a valley with larch trees whose leaves are changing. Taken in the Alps October 2024.
Graph of child stunting rates in 25 countries from the late nineteenth century to the present.
Graph showing historical trends in stunting rates in 25 countries since the late nineteenth century.