Title:

Pet goods consumption in Polish households

Group publication title:

Ekonometria = Econometrics

Title in english:

Konsumpcja dóbr dla zwierząt wśród polskich gospodarstw domowych

Creator:

Gromek, Natalia ; Perek-Białas, Jolanta

Subject and Keywords:

pet ownership ; consumption expenditures ; economics of the household ; posiadanie zwierząt domowych ; wydatki konsumpcyjne ; ekonomia gospodarstwa domowego

Description:

Econometrics = Ekonometria, 2022, Vol. 26, No. 3, s. 1-20

Abstrakt:

This paper expands the considerations of Becker’s and Leibenstein’s family theories with a focus on the additional member of the household (pet/animal) in the analysis of consumption. It is the first analytical approach regarding pet goods consumption with references to microeconomic theories based on Polish data. The study analyses the households’ characteristics that have an impact on expenditure on pet goods. This article used the Polish Household Budget Surveys for 2018. The findings from the logistic regression models suggest that the household’s socio-economic group, place of living, children in household and whether the household rents the flat/accommodation impact on determining the probability of owning a pet among Polish house-holds; analyses of interactions between significant variables were also conducted. However, the human-animal bond could not be included in analysis, which is a limitation, the overall work is pioneering, as it shows the quantitative approach to household economy that highlights the need to elaborate the economic family theories of Becker and Leibenstein by a new family member – a pet.

Publisher:

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu

Place of publication:

Wrocław

Date:

2022

Resource Type:

artykuł

Language:

eng

Relation:

Econometrics = Ekonometria, 2022, Vol. 26, No. 3

Rights:

Pewne prawa zastrzeżone na rzecz Autorów i Wydawcy

Access Rights:

Dla wszystkich zgodnie z licencją

License:

CC BY-SA 4.0

Location:

Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu