Beyond time substitution : an evolutionary economic analysis into the patterns of cleanliness consumption -- Consumption behavior as a learning process -- The origin of the social norm of cleanliness -- Towards the modern washday : major steps in the development of laundry technology -- Consumer...

How can economic theory explain the reasons why consumers adopt innovations? Using the example of innovations in washing machines two approaches are compared. The first focuses in the manner of household production theory on changes in constraints without specifying preferences, leading to the...

How can economic theory explain the reasons why consumers adopt innovations? Using the example of innovations in washing machines two approaches are compared. The first focuses in the manner of household production theory on changes in constraints without specifying preferences, leading to the...