The Economic Organization of the Household

W. Keith Bryant, Cathleen Zick

336 pages, parution le 26/03/2006 (2^eme édition)

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Surveying the field of the economics of the household, the second edition of this text reviews the theory of the consumer at the intermediate undergraduate level. It then applies and extends it to consumer demand and expenditures, consumption and saving, time allocation among market work, home work, and leisure, human capital emphasizing investment in education, children and health, fertility, marriage, and divorce. Influenced by Gary Becker and his associates, the models developed are used to help explain modern U.S. trends in family behavior. Topics are discussed with the aid of geometry and a little algebra. For those with calculus, mathematical endnotes provide the models on which the text discussions are based and interesting applications beyond the scope of the text.

First edition used broadly across U.S., Canada and in some places in the UK and Europe

New features include coverage of consumption and work behavior over the life cycle, treatment of health and prenatal child care as investments

Reviews economic justifications for marriage, birth rates, returns to education

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List of Figures
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction
Household equilibrium
The analysis of consumer demand
Consumption and saving
Work and leisure: how the household spends its time
Human capital: investing in oneself and one's family
The economics of fertility
The economics of marriage and divorce
References
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	W. Keith Bryant, Cathleen Zick
Parution	26/03/2006
Édition	2^eme édition
Nb. de pages	336
Format	15 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	479g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521805278
ISBN13	978-0-521-80527-8