often lack the necessary resources, they are forced to cut back on basic consumption, such as food, in order to afford a …

In this paper we reassess the food consumption and dietary impact of the regimes of food and food price control and … eventually, food rationing, that were introduced in Britain during the First World War. At the end of the War the Sumner … workers' households. We also find that the price controls were particularly effective in changing the pattern of food spending …

availability due to trade or innovation. Then we study how novel food products alter the optimal consumption bundle and welfare … weight and obesity rates. We first introduce the concept of novelty consumption, which refers to an increase in food … experiment of economic development. Our data elicit detailed information on East Germans' food consumption, body mass, and diet …

availability due to trade or innovation. Then we study how novel food products alter the optimal consumption bundle and welfare … weight and obesity rates. We first introduce the concept of novelty consumption, which refers to an increase in food … experiment of economic development. Our data elicit detailed information on East Germans' food consumption, body mass, and diet …

In this paper we reassess the food consumption and dietary impact of the regimes of food and food price control and … eventually, food rationing, that were introduced in Britain during the First World War. At the end of the War the Sumner … workers’ households. We also find that the price controls were particularly effective in changing the pattern of food spending …

for trading internationally are about the same in West and East Germany. Compared to firms that do not trade at all two …-way traders do have the highest premia, followed by firms that only export, while firms that only import have the smallest …

This paper considers labor market adjustments following a large import shock in the German clothing industry caused by …

This paper uses an oligopoly model with heterogeneous firms to examine how an industry adjusts to rising import …-competitive effects of import penetration on the domestic industry disappear in the long run. The predictions for the short run are …