Human food choices (FC) influence food production systems. Agriculture is responsible for
feeding the entire population, and somehow generates different types of environmental …

Increasing income brings about a decline in the relative importance of food consumption, a
wider spread of spending patterns, and a demand for higher‐quality goods. Using an index …

What is the relationship between inequality and growth? This question has occupied and
fascinated social scientists for more than a century. This article critically reviews the recent …

This study joins a rapidly growing body of research that investigates the multi‐faceted
impacts of the Covid‐19 pandemic on consumers' behavior. Specifically, we examine how …

The Northern Cape Province of South Africa faces drought that limits human endeavours,
and which explains the unpredictable progress in livestock production over time. This study …

State-led financial inclusion programmes have been implemented in many developing
countries, but their effectiveness in raising welfare remains widely debated. In this article, we …

Household consumption activities affect energy and water consumption directly and
indirectly. Based on input-output modeling, this paper divided Chinese urban and rural …

Credit card-related over-spending represents an important issue for consumers. Over-
spending arises in parts from reduced payment transparency compared to cash and other …

Abstract The Food Expenditure Series tracks annual and monthly trends in the US food
system since 1869. Produced by USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS), the Food …

As people become wealthy, the type of food they consume tends to fundamentally change.
Bennett's law states that the budget share of starchy food staples, such as cereals and rice …