This study is a collection of essays in empirical labor economics with a focus on labor supply. The topics chosen are from different fields of research that are not on the top of economists' agenda and therefore are underresearched. First, it is examined whether religion affects individuals'...

Due to increasing health consciousness among consumers, there is an ever‐growing demandfor food and beverages with health‐improving components. Not only ‘light’ and low fatproducts are in demand, but increasingly so‐called well‐being products and food which canprevent certain...

Die Idee der personalisierten Ernährung, einer speziell auf den Genotyp und den Phänotypabgestimmten Ernährungsweise, basiert auf den Erfolgen der Nutrigenomik. Diese nochjunge Forschungsrichtung untersucht das Zusammenwirken von Genen und Ernährung unddessen Einfluss auf die Gesundheit. Die...

We study the contribution of health-related behaviors to the health-education gradient by distinguishing between short-run and long-run mediating effects:while in the former only current or lagged behaviors are taken into account, in the latter we consider the entire history of behaviors. We use...

Introduction to Consumer Behaviour and Overview of the Global Food and Drink Sector -- Models of consumer behaviour and holistic healthy lifestyle -- Consumer perceptions in food and drink -- Consumer learning and memory in food and drink -- Motivation and involvement in food and drink --...