Howard Bodenhorn|Carolyn M. Moehling|Gregory N. Price
Short Criminals: Stature and Crime in Early America
Clemson University|Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey|Morehouse College
consider extent individuals height affected age entered criminal activity early america using data prisoners incarcerated pennsylvanias nineteenthcentury prisons show prisoners short relative contemporary population using weibull continuoustime duration econometric models show age entry criminal activity negatively associated individuals height controlling several individual characteristics results consistent recent research showing shorter individuals face less attractive legitimate labor market opportunities lower stature associated lower cognitive ability general discrimination shorter people