The Economic Organization of the Household [Paperback]

Wilfrid Keith Bryant (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0521398401 | ISBN-13: 978-0521398404 | Publication Date: February 22, 1991

In The Economic Organization of the Household, Professor Bryant examines the microeconomic principles at work in the institution of the family. In the first book to cover all the major elements of family economics, Bryant begins with a thorough analysis of household demand for and expenditures on goods and services and proceeds to a consideration of saving behavior. Then, in separate chapters, he treats household time allocation and production, human capital investment, fertility and, finally, marriage and divorce. In each case, he focuses on elaborating and explaining the economic models of household behavior. This book will be of interest to anyone who seeks a complete account of the economics of the family. It is cast at the intermediate microeconomics level and will be especially useful to upper division undergraduates and first year graduate students. Calculus is used in the end-notes to further develop the models under consideration but the body of the text is free of difficult math.

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Book Description

The microeconomic principles at work within the institution of the family are closely scrutinized in this study of economic models of household behavior at the intermediate student level.

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. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (February 22, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521398401
• ISBN-13: 978-0521398404
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,672,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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