Title :
Income and price elasticities in the US demand for computers
Author_Institution :
Owen Graduate Sch. of Manage., Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN, USA
Abstract :
To assess the impact of changing income and computer prices on the demand for minicomputers and mainframes, the author has developed simple demand models. The model proposed relates the number of computer units sold with measures of computer prices and the industrial production index. The results, applied to computers during the years 1965-86, indicate that demand for minicomputers is more sensitive than the demand for mainframes to changes in economic conditions
Keywords :
economic cybernetics; economics; mainframes; minicomputers; 1965-86; US demand; changing computer prices; changing income; economic conditions; impact assessment; income elasticities; industrial production index; mainframes; measures of computer prices; minicomputers; number of computer units sold; price elasticities; simple demand models; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer industry; Economic indicators; Elasticity; Environmental economics; Manufacturing industries; Marketing and sales; Measurement units; Microcomputers; Production;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1989. Vol.III: Decision Support and Knowledge Based Systems Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kailua-Kona, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1913-9
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1989.49230
