We argue that differences in caloric needs can help explain three food consumption puzzles that have been noted in the literature. The first puzzle (Deaton and Dreze (2009)) is the stagnant or declining caloric intake of Indian household despite significant economic growth between 1983-2005. The second puzzle (Deaton and Paxson (1998)) is the negative relationship between household size and cal...

This dissertation is the result of my own work and includes nothing which is the outcome of work done in collaboration except where specifically indicated in the text. This dissertation does not exceed the regulation length of 60,000 words, including tables and footnotes, but excluding the bibliography and appendix. Acknowledgements My work has been supported at various times by a Marshall Scho...

Although economic opportunities for women are thought to influence marriage market outcomes today, they receive little attention in accounts of 19th century American marriage patterns. The principle behind this mechanism is simple: women may choose to substitute away from marriage as alternatives become more attractive. However, providing evidence for this behavior is challenging because choice...

Offi cials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have yet to announce if and when they plan to begin accepting abbreviated applications for follow-on biologics (referred to as " biosimilar " drugs in Europe), but experts said they do not expect anything from the agency soon. Generic biologic agents can still be approved through a new-drug application (NDA), but the burden of proof that comes...

The synthesis of both cis and rrans-RuCIJDMSO)J has been reported in literature, and is currently the only way of acquiring these compounds. Because these rnetallo­ drugs have shown similar antirumor properties to cisplatin, they are currently under investigation for use in clinical trials as potential chemotherapeutics. It is believed that these drugs act in a way similar to cisplatin by causi...

American trademark law has long operated on the assumption that there exists an inexhaustible supply of unclaimed trademarks that are at least as competitively effective as those already claimed. This core empirical assumption underpins nearly every aspect of trademark law and policy. This Article presents empirical evidence showing that this conventional wisdom is wrong. The supply of competit...