Economics and Consumer Behavior

Name: Economics and Consumer Behavior
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ISBN: 9780521296762

ISBN-10: 0521296765

ISBN-13: 9780521296762

Edition: 1980

Authors: Angus Deaton, John Muellbauer

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The idea of duality has proved to be a powerful device in modern work on the economics of consumer behaviour. The authors have used duality to provide an integrated and accessible treatment of this subject. The book focuses on applications of the theory to welfare economics and econometric analysis. The book begins with four chapters that provide a self-contained presentation of the basic theory and its use in applied econometrics. These chapters also include elementary extensions of the theory to labour supply, durable goods, the consumption function, and rationing. The rest of the book is divided into three parts. In the first of these the authors discuss restrictions on choice and…

Book details

List price: $52.99
Copyright year: 1980
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/30/1980
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 466
Size: 5.98" wide x 8.98" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

Angus Deaton is the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Economics Department at Princeton University. His many books include "The Analysis of Household Surveys" and "Economics and Consumer Behavior". He is a past president of the American Economic Association.



List of tables and figures


Preface



Consumer Demand Analysis



The limits to choice



Preferences and demand



The theory at work



Extensions to the basic model



Separability and Aggregation



Restrictions on preferences



The theory of market demand



Welfare and Consumer Behaviour



Consumer index numbers



Household characteristics, demand, and household welfare comparisons



Social welfare and inequality



Extensions and Applications



The quality of goods and household production theory



Labor supply



The consumption function and intertemporal choice



The demand for durable goods



Choice under uncertainty


References


List of notation


Name index


Subject index