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“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.”
 
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Ernst Engel
 
Nationality:   German
 
Date of Birth:   Mar 26, 1821
 
Date of Death:   Dec 8,  1896
 
Profession:   Economist
 
 
 
 
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