Proceedings of the Conference on Consumption and Saving, Volumes 1 and 2

Robert Jones, Irwin Friend

These two volumes, bound together, represent the papers, comments, and rejoinders presented at the Conference on Consumption and Saving held 30-31 March 1959 at the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania. The first volume is devoted to an analysis of consumption behavior with a primary focus of attention on the determinants of the major categories of consumption. The second volume is devoted to an analysis of saving behavior.

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Year of publication:	[1960]
Other Persons:	Friend, Irwin (contributor) ; Jones, Robert (contributor)
Publisher:	Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press
Subject:	Sparen \| Savings \| Theorie \| Theory \| Privater Konsum \| Private consumption \| Welt \| World \| Konsumentenverhalten \| Consumer behaviour
Description of contents:	Description [degruyter.com] ; Description [degruyter.com]

Extent:	1 online resource
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web TABLE OF CONTENTS -- -- INTRODUCTION -- -- Part l. General Consumer Demand Relations -- -- A COMPLETE SET OF CONSUMER DEMAND RELATIONSHIPS -- -- THE SPECIFICATION OF EMPIRICAL CONSUMPTION STRUCTURES -- -- QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF CLOTHING PURCHASES IN RELATION TO IN COME AND PRICE -- -- COMMENTS -- -- COMMENTS -- -- COMMENTS -- -- REJOINDER -- -- Part 2. Durable Goods -- -- HOUSEHOLD INVESTMENT IN AUTOMOBILES: AN INTERTEMPORAL CROSS-SECTION ANALYSIS -- -- DETERMINANTS OF CONSUMER DEMAND FOR HOUSE FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT -- -- A COVARIANCE ANALYSIS OF LOCATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN FURNITURE - HOME FURNISHINGS EXPENDITURES -- -- COMMENTS -- -- COMMENTS -- -- REJOINDER AND SUPPLEMENTARY REMARKS -- -- REJOINDER -- -- Part 3. Nondurable Goods and Services -- -- DEMAND RELATIONSHIPS FOR FOOD -- -- DEMAND FOR CLOTHING -- -- FAMILY HOUSING EXPENDITURES: ELUSIVE LAWS AND INTRUSIVE VARIANCES -- -- SERVICE EXPENDITURES AT MID-CENTURY -- -- COMMENTS -- -- COMMENTS -- -- COMMENTS -- -- REJOINDER -- -- REJOINDER -- -- Frontmatter -- -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- -- Part 4. General Saving Relations: Permanent lncome and other Theories -- -- CONSUMER EXPENDITURES AND THE CAPITAL ACCOUNT -- -- THE “PERMANENT INCOME” AND THE “LIFE CYCLE” HYPOTHESIS OF SAVING BEHAVIOR: COMPARISON AND TESTS -- -- WINDFALL INCOME AND CONSUMPTION -- -- COMMENTS -- -- COMMENTS -- -- REJOINDER -- -- BIASES IN ESTIMATING INCOME-EXPENDITURE REGRESSIONS FROM CROSS SECTION DATA -- -- Part 5. Specific Aspects of Saving Behavior -- -- WHO SAVES? -- -- ENTREPRENEURIAL SAVING -- -- THE CONCEPT OF SAVING -- -- COMMENTS -- -- COMMENTS -- -- REJOINDER -- -- REJOINDER -- -- Part 6. Income, Debt and Methodology -- -- RELATIVE IN COME SHARES IN F ACT AND THEORY -- -- CONSUMER PERSONAL DEBT: AN INTER-TEMPORAL CROSS -SECTION ANALYSIS -- -- METHODOLOGY AND APPRAISAL OF CONSUMER EXPENDITURE STUDIES -- -- COMMENTS -- -- COMMENTS -- -- REJOINDER -- -- GENERAL COMMENTS ON CONFERENCE. BASIC ELEMENTS OF A GENERAL MODEL OF CONSUMER BEHAVIOR In English
ISBN:	978-1-5128-1844-4 ; 978-1-5128-1350-0
Other identifiers:	10.9783/9781512818444 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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