The Economic Organization of the Household [Paperback]

W. Keith Bryant (Author), Cathleen D. Zick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 19, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0521805279 | ISBN-13: 978-0521805278 | Edition: 2

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 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.

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The second edition of this text surveys the entire field of the modern economics of the household including current economic explanations of demand and expenditures consumption and saving, how and why people spend their time the way they do working in the market, in the home and in leisure activities, their investments in education and health, fertility behavior including our-of-wedlock births, marriage and divorce. While the focus is plainly on the American experience, the theories can be applied to behavior in settings in other countries.

About the Author

W. Keith Bryant is Professor Emeritus, Department of Policy Analysis and Management, Cornell University, where he also chaired that department and the Department of Consumer Economics and Housing. He previously taught at the University of Minnesota. Professor Bryant served as President of the American Council on Consumer Interests, is a Distinguished Fellow of the Council, and also served as a staff member of President Lyndon Johnson's National Advisory Committee on Rural Poverty. He has published in journals such as the Journal of Marriage and the Family, Review of Economics of the Household, Journal of Business, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Consumer Affairs, and the Journal of Family and Economic Issues. His current research focuses on the economics of the household with special interest in time use and household production.

Cathleen D. Zick is Professor and Chair of the Department of Family and Consumer Studies at the University of Utah. Her research focuses on the economic and socio-demographic factors that affect family well-being. Professor Zick's work has been published in numerous scholarly journals including Demography, the Journal of the Family, Journal of Gerontology, Social Sciences, Social Science Research, and the Journal of Family and Economic Issues. She serves on five editorial boards and is currently the president-elect of the American Council on Consumer Interests.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 2 edition (December 19, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521805279
• ISBN-13: 978-0521805278
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #875,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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