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2019 Conference

del 21 al 23 de May del 2019

Westin Arlington Gateway, Arlington, VA, USA

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208 Pet Expenditures: An Unexplored Research Topic

miércoles, el 22 de mayo de 2019 a las 17:15–18:15 EDT
Prefunction ACD
Key Words

Pet, expenditures

Short Description

Pets play such an important role in individuals’ and families’ financial lives. Nearly three-quarters of U.S. households own pets, spending more than $61 billion, or just more than $500 per household, each year on pets. Yet this topic has largely ignored been ignored family and consumer economics researchers. This paper will review sources of data collected about pets, describe the pet insurance market, and identify implications for family and consumer economics practitioners and researchers.

First & Corresponding Author

Brenda Cude, University of Georgia
Authors in the order to be printed

Brenda Cude, Ellen Barrow

Additional Authors

Ellen Barrow, University of Georgia
Kimberly Watkins, University of Alabama
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