Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Ernst Engel

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German economist Ernst Engel.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Ernst Engel

Ernst Engel was a German statistician and economist, famous for the Engel curve and Engel's law.

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.
With rising incomes, the share of expenditures for food products declines. The resulting shift in expenditures affects demand patterns and employment structures. — © Ernst Engel
With rising incomes, the share of expenditures for food products declines. The resulting shift in expenditures affects demand patterns and employment structures.
He who attempts to draw any conclusion whatever as to the nation's wealth or poverty from the mere fact of a favorable or unfavorable Balance of Trade, has not grasped the first fundamental principle of Political Economy.
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