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Since the theory of the consumer’s behaviour is founded mainly on Gossen’s ‘laws’ or on the indifference curves, these are discussed first, followed by demand and the consumption and saving functions.
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Transaction costs: costs involved in economic transactions, more particularly those concerning the obtaining of the required information, and the journey to and from the market place.
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van Meerhaeghe, M.A.G. (1986). The Theory of Consumer’s Behaviour. In: Economic Theory. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1365-8_2
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