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Frederic Vermeulen

Frederic Vermeulen

International Research Fellow

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Frederic is a Professor of Economics at the University of Leuven. His main research interests are in the economics of the household, with a focus on demand, labor supply and intra-household allocation.

Academic outputs

Journal article | European Economic Review
A new year, a new you? Within-individual variation in food purchases
We document that within-individual variation in food choices is substantial and has potentially important consequences for nutrition, and hence well-being.
Working Paper
A new year, a new you? Heterogeneity and self-control in food purchases
CEPR Discussion Paper DP12499

Reports and comment

Newspaper article
A new year, a new you?
The impact of variation in diet quality across individuals on obesity and diet-related disease has received much attention, but variation in individuals’ diet quality over time less so. This column combines British data on food purchases with a model in which individual choice is driven by the ...

Presentations