Physiology and Development: Why the West is Taller Than the Rest
提出生育率转型的时机是影响各国生理发育差异的重要因素，通过增长模型和跨国数据发现，较早开始生育率下降的国家如今人均身高更高、经济更发达。
Abstract. We hypothesize that the timing of the fertility transition is an im-portant determinant of comparative physiological development. In support, we provide a model of long-run growth that elucidates the links between popula-tion size, average body size and income during development. Industrialization is shown to be accompanied by a reduction in family size and an intensifica-tion of nutrition per child. Early transition countries are therefore expected to be more developed today, economically and physiologically. Empirically, the timing of the fertility transition is strongly correlated with average body size across countries.