A note on the ‘food paradox’: some contradictory evidence
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Keywords
Engel curves; ‘Food paradox’; Household food consumption; Household scale economies; D1; N3;All these keywords.
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- D1 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior
- N3 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy
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