TY - JOUR U1 - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed) A1 - Birg, Laura A1 - Goeddeke, Anna T1 - Christmas economics : a sleigh ride JF - Economic inquiry N2 - This article reviews the literature on Christmas economics. First, we present an overall picture of the debate on the potential welfare loss of gift-giving and we show strategies that reduce the potential welfare loss and might increase the number of presents received. Second, we discuss the effect of Christmas on prices and the business cycle. We provide evidence that at Christmas stock prices and airfares increase, while food prices decrease. Y1 - 2016 SN - 0095-2583 SS - 0095-2583 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12356 DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12356 VL - 54 IS - 4 SP - 1980 EP - 1984 S1 - 5 PB - Wiley-Blackwell CY - Oxford ER -