The team at the Chair of Microeconomics conducted surveys on food consumption in Germany in 2021. In addition to a convenience sample, for which the invitation to participate was also published on this website, a representative sample of people in Germany was also surveyed with the help of a survey company.

Below, you will find detailed research reports and the results of the surveys.

Study on the connection between time preferences and food waste behavior:

Dynamic inconsistencies and food waste: Assessing food waste from a behavioral economics perspective (Helen Zeidler, 2023)

Helen Zeidler, M.A., und Prof. Dr. Alexander M. Danzer Projektleitung ELKiD
www.ku.de/wfi/mikro/forschungsprojekt-lebensmittelkonsum