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The Lifetime of a Durable Good

An Economic Psychological Approach

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  • © 1990

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Authors:
  1. Gerrit Antonides

    1. Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Theory and Decision Library A: (TDLA, volume 12)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    • Gerrit Antonides
    Pages 1-11

  3. Utility and Attitude

    • Gerrit Antonides
    Pages 13-32

  4. Choice Behavior with Respect to Durable Consumption Goods

    • Gerrit Antonides
    Pages 33-71

  5. Models for Scrapping Durable Consumption Goods

    • Gerrit Antonides
    Pages 73-85

  6. An Empirical Micro-Model of Scrapping Behavior

    • Gerrit Antonides
    Pages 87-167

  7. Reliability and Survival of a Durable Consumption Good

    • Gerrit Antonides
    Pages 169-218

  8. Evaluation and Applications

    • Gerrit Antonides
    Pages 219-233

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 235-253
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About this book

As a psychologist by education, my interest is in how people solve problems. At the Economic Institute of Leyden Universi ty, I learned that economists study human behavior too, although their studies are limited to economic affairs. At the Institute of Scientific Research on Consumer Affairs became (SWOKA), I aware of the needs of consumer organizations and the government for consumer research to base their policy on. At Erasmus University Rotterdam, I got the opportunity to integrate my interests and knowledge into this book. The first part of the book attempts to integrate psychological theories of attitude, perception, motivation and decision into economics. Both disciplines are concerned with human behavior, and the economic paradigm of demand, subj ect to restrictions, is combined with the psychological tradition of direct measurements of perceptions and motivations. This results in a micro-model of economic choice that can be tested by means of information obtained directly from consumers. The empirical study deals with the problem of scrapping a durable consumption good. By means of a consumer survey, the micro-model of choice is applied to the decision to scrap a durable good, or to repair the good in case of a defect. This individual decision obviously is connected with the large scale problem of waste, and with the manufacturer's problem of producing durable goods with a certain quality and durabili ty.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Gerrit Antonides

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Lifetime of a Durable Good

  • Book Subtitle: An Economic Psychological Approach

  • Authors: Gerrit Antonides

  • Series Title: Theory and Decision Library A:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1938-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Kluwer Academic Publishers 1990

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-0574-3Published: 31 December 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-7365-3Published: 28 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-1938-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0921-3384

  • Series E-ISSN: 2352-2119

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 254

  • Topics: Economic Growth, Business and Management, general

  • Industry Sectors: Finance, Business & Banking

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