Household Demand for Consumer Goods in Developing Countries - A Comparative Perspective With Developed Countries

This book analyses the household demand for consumer goods using a diverse database, consisting of 45 developed and developing countries. The analysis presented in this book highlights valuable policy insights for planning government budgetary allocations and implementing policies towards an enhanced standard of living for people.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. An Overview of Consumer Demand 3. A Preliminary Analysis of Consumption Patterns: Developed vs Developing Countries 4. Demand System Estimation 5. Household Demand in the Asia Pacific Countries 6. Demand for Food, Alcohol, Tobacco, Restaurants and Soft Drinks 7. Demand for Transport, Communication and Housing 8. Demand for Health, Recreation and Education 9. Demand for Consumer Goods: A Summary

About the author

Eliyathamby A Selvanathan is the Director of the Economics Policy Analysis Program (EPAP) and Professor of Econometrics in the Economics and Business Statistics Discipline at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
Saroja Selvanathan is a Professor of Econometrics in the Economics and Business Statistics Discipline at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.
Maneka Jayasinghe is the Head of the Business discipline and Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Asia Pacific College of Business and Law at Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia.

Summary

This book analyses the household demand for consumer goods using a diverse database, consisting of 45 developed and developing countries. The analysis presented in this book highlights valuable policy insights for planning government budgetary allocations and implementing policies towards an enhanced standard of living for people.

Product details

• Authors: Maneka Jayasinghe, Eliyathamby A. Selvanathan, Eliyathamby A. Selvanathan Selvanathan, Saroja Selvanathan, Selvanathan Saroja
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032368788
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3236878-8
• No. of pages: 306
• Series: Routledge Studies in Development Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Microeconomics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, macroeconomics, Developing Countries, Behavioural economics, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Microeconomics, Development economics and emerging economies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Social & Behavioral, Global South / Developing countries