Fleissig, Adrian R. - In: The journal of European economic history 49 (2020) 3, pp. 109-135
World War Two, rationing, and shortages limited the amount of food and other goods available to households. The new … run before, during and after the war. Varying elasticities provide insight into how households adjusted their expenditures … over time. Food is typically an essential consumption item, but estimates show it was almost a luxury good during the war …