Essays in the Theory and Measurement of Consumer Behaviour: In Honour of Sir Richard Stone - Hardcover

Deaton, Angus

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521225655 ISBN 13: 9780521225656

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1981

Synopsis

Edited by Angus Deaton, winner of the 2015 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, this volume features early work on the theory and measurement of consumer behaviour. Featuring contributions from leading economists such as Anthony Atkinson, Nicholas Stern, John Muellbauer and Deaton himself, the book offers papers on a wide range of topics. Topics covered range from theory to econometrics, from Engel curves to labour supply and fertility, and from consumer demand in England to consumer behaviour in the USSR. These papers were written and collected for this volume to honour Sir Richard Stone on the occasion of his retirement from his chair at the University of Cambridge.

About this title

Book Description:

The eleven papers in this volume show work in the theory and measurement of consumer behaviour. The eminent contributors offer papers ranging from theory to econometrics, from Engel curves to labour supply and fertility, and from consumer demand in England to consumer behaviour in the USSR.

About the Author:

Angus Deaton is Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of Economics and International Affairs in the Department of Economics and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. He is the author of many books, including The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality (2013). In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the analysis of consumption, poverty and welfare.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0521225655
• ISBN 13: 9780521225656
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384