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Determinants of Household Expenditure on Computer Hardware and Software
Author(s) -
YIN WEN,
DEVANEY SHARON A.,
STAHURA JOHN
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of consumer affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.582
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1745-6606
pISSN - 0022-0078
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2005.00014.x
Subject(s) - software , computer software , computer science , consumer expenditure survey , consumer expenditure , economics , computer hardware , marketing , public economics , business , aggregate expenditure , software engineering , operating system
This study investigated households’ expenditure on computer hardware and software using the 2000 Consumer Expenditure Survey. Based on neoclassical consumer theory, a conceptual model of computer expenditure was developed that included economic resources and consumer tastes and preferences. A double‐hurdle model was conducted to estimate whether or not households spent on computer hardware and software and the amount spent on computer hardware and software. Implications are offered for consumers and policy makers.