Date of Award
1988
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Manage, Neela D.
Abstract
This thesis first outlines the main theoretical approaches to the consumption function, such as the Absolute Income Hypothesis, the Relative Income Hypothesis, the Life-Cycle Hypothesis and the Permanent Income Hypothesis. Furthermore, it highlights the importance of expectations for consumption behavior and presents an econometric specification of the consumption function, utilizing the adaptive and rational expectations formation mechanisms. Important empirical issues regarding the inclusion of other determinants of consumption are also discussed. Finally, an econometric analysis of consumption for Greece, Germany, France, Italy and the United Kingdom is presented.
Extent
81 p.
Recommended Citation
Lyroudi, Katerina., "empirical analysis of consumption behavior for selected European economies" (1988). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1980 - 1989. 632.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_3/632
Identifier
FADT14444
Comments
College of Business|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1988.|College of Business