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.
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.
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