Advances in household economics, consumer behaviour and economic policy.0754643999 Advances in household economics, consumer behaviour and economic policy. Ed. by Tran Van Hoa. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2005 183 pages $99.95 Hardcover HB820 Twelve papers presented by Hoa (U. of Wollongong Wollongong (w  l`ən-gŏng), city (1991 pop. 211,417), New South Wales, SE Australia. It is an important iron and steel center. , Australia)
describe recent work in the theory and applications of household
economics and production, consumer behavior and demand analysis, and
economic policy, addressing their interrelationship in·ter·re·late tr. & intr.v. in·ter·re·lat·ed, in·ter·re·lat·ing, in·ter·re·lates To place in or come into mutual relationship. in and impact on growth, development, development, national and international accounts, trade, and welfare in the world economies of the 21st century. In addition to introductory overview chapters, specific topics include a model of labor supply, household production, and marriage; consumer durable good In economics, a durable good or a hard good is a good which does not quickly wear out, or more specifically, it yields services or utility over time rather than being completely used up when used once. Most goods are therefore durable goods to a certain degree. measurement in satellite accountancies of national income; measuring and valuing outputs of household production in Canada; a household production approach to equivalence scales; a Bayesian analysis Bayesian analysis A decision-making analysis that '…permits the calculation of the probability that one treatment is superior based on the observed data and prior beliefs…subjectivity of beliefs is not a liability, but rather explicitly allows of demand systems and welfare policy in major Southeast Asian developing countries; new commodities in trade and tariff tariff, tax on imported and, more rarely, exported goods. It is also called a customs duty. Tariffs may be distinguished from other taxes in that their predominant purpose is not financial but economic—not to increase a nation's revenue but to protect domestic analysis; the impact of variable quality and sub-budgets as complications for the Giffen phenomenon; and the role of agriculture in general economic development. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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