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The Economics of Household Behavior

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Peter Kooreman

    1. Groningen University, The Netherlands

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  2. Sophia Wunderink

    1. Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    • Peter Kooreman, Sophia Wunderink
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Neo-Classical Model and Some Extensions

    • Peter Kooreman, Sophia Wunderink
    Pages 10-31

  4. Household versus Individual Economic Behaviour

    • Peter Kooreman, Sophia Wunderink
    Pages 32-46

  5. Households in Their Institutional and Social Setting

    • Peter Kooreman, Sophia Wunderink
    Pages 47-72

  6. Household Labour Supply

    • Peter Kooreman, Sophia Wunderink
    Pages 73-102

  7. Household Production and Leisure

    • Peter Kooreman, Sophia Wunderink
    Pages 103-125

  8. Household Expenditures and Children

    • Peter Kooreman, Sophia Wunderink
    Pages 126-141

  9. Dynamic Aspects of Household Formation and Dissolution

    • Peter Kooreman, Sophia Wunderink
    Pages 142-152

  10. Dynamic Aspects of Household Consumption

    • Peter Kooreman, Sophia Wunderink
    Pages 153-168

  11. Dynamic Aspects of Household Labour Supply

    • Peter Kooreman, Sophia Wunderink
    Pages 169-179

  12. Investment in Human Capital

    • Peter Kooreman, Sophia Wunderink
    Pages 180-198

  13. Poverty and the Distribution of Income, Welfare and Happiness

    • Peter Kooreman, Sophia Wunderink
    Pages 199-214

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 215-236
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About this book

This new text focuses upon the growing interest in the economic behaviour of households and families and examines the microeconomic behaviour of household units and their place in the macroeconomic environment. By combining a number of aspects of household behaviour the authors have produced a stimulating and innovative international text in this topical area.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Groningen University, The Netherlands

    Peter Kooreman

  • Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Sophia Wunderink

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Economics of Household Behavior

  • Authors: Peter Kooreman, Sophia Wunderink

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-25436-1

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Peter Kooreman and Sophia Wunderink 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-333-59735-4Due: 14 March 1997

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 256

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Microeconomics

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