We investigate the impact of beer on mortality during the Industrial Revolution in 18th century England. Due to the … brewing process, beer represented an improvement over available water sources during this period prior to the widespread … of beer scarcity driven by tax increases, weather events, and soil quality, we show that beer scarcity was associated …

In this paper we analyze the evolution of beer consumption between countries and over time.Historically, there have … been major changes in beer consumption in the world. In recent times, per capita consumption has decreased in traditional … “beer drinking nations” while it increased strongly in emerging economies. Recently, China has overtaken the US as the …