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"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 n...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2024. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"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"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xv, 199 pages : illustrations, forms ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781009445559 1009445553 |
| Index Number: | SF426 |
| CLC: | S829.2-05 |
| Call Number: | S829.2-05/W422 |
| 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. |