Dog Economics : Perspectives on Our Canine Relationships / David L. Weimer and Aidan R. Vining.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weimer, David L., author.

Vining, Aidan R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dogs--Economic aspects.

Dogs.

Dogs--Social aspects.

Economics--Psychological aspects.

Economics.

Dog owners.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 199 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Dog Economics provides an application of economic concepts to human-dog relationships that is accessible to a general audience with little, or even no, prior training in economics. People who keep dogs as well as scholars who do dog-related research will find that the book offers interesting new perspectives"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Dogonomics: Homo Economicus versus Canem Amans

Chasing the Tale: Origins of the Human-Dog Relationship

Love Me, Love My Dog: The Demand for Dogs

How Much Is That Doggy in the Window? Supply, Information Asymmetry and Negative Externality in the Dog Market

You Bet Your (Dog's) Life: The Value of a Statistical Dog Life (VSDL)

A Doggone Shame: Hard Decisions about Euthanasia and Dogs' Lives

Working for the Man: Canine Occupations

Dogonomics: Past, Present, and Future

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Jan 2024).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781009445528

1009445529

9781009445542

1009445545

9781009445504

1009445502