The thesis analyzes the validity of consumer's surplus as a measure of welfare change. The analysis begins by examining the chronological development of the concept. Once an understanding of consumer's surplus is formulated, an evaluation of its use in modern ad hoc problems can be undertaken. Chapter II and III discuss the development of consumer's surplus from Classical economics to its modern reformulations, The concept's application to different problems is discussed in Chapter IV. Chapter V and VI deal with the intergration of consumer's surplus and the compensation principle. The primary conclusion is that the Laspeyres measure, in combination with the compensation test, provides a definitive measure of welfare change in a limited situation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc663454 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Anderson, Richard Murray |
| Contributors | Armey, Richard K., 1940-, Carrell, John |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 118 leaves: ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Anderson, Richard Murray, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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