Ernst Engel: The poorer is a family, the greater is the proportion of the total outgo which must be used for food... The proportion of the outgo used for food, other things being equal, is the best measure of the material standard of living of a population.

The poorer is a family, the greater is the proportion of the total outgo which must be used for food... The proportion of the outgo used for food, other things being equal, is the best measure of the material standard of living of a population.

-- Ernst Engel


		Name: Ernst Engel Type: Economist Nationality: German Birth: March 26, 1821 Death: December 8, 1896

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