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The Boundary Question In Household Production: A Systems Model Approach
Author(s) -
Beutler Iva F.,
Owen Alma J.,
Hefferan Colien
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
home economics research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1552-3934
pISSN - 0046-7774
DOI - 10.1177/1077727x8801600403
Subject(s) - nonmarket forces , consumption (sociology) , production (economics) , economics , boundary (topology) , microeconomics , production theory , public economics , economic system , factor market , sociology , social science , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Increasing interest in productive activity outside of the market economy has lead to renewed interest in household production. In both theory and practice there are unanswered “boundary questions” about the difference between production and consumption in the home. An input‐output system model is presented in this paper as a framework in which to address these complex boundary issues. The model provides a theoretical way to distinguish between household produc tion, consumption, and other types of activity that fall outside of the market economy. The model provides a basis to better understand nonmarket economic activity that is critical to the discipline of home economics.