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Consumer Theory

a combination of goods evaluated by the characteristics it provides to the consumer.

In consumer theory, bundle refers to a combination of goods evaluated by the characteristics it provides to the consumer. This meaning comes from Lancaster (1966) in Journal of Political Economy. Here bundle is not a space that looks locally like a product of a base and a fiber.[1]

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Topology

a space that looks locally like a product of a base and a fiber.

In topology, bundle refers to a space that looks locally like a product of a base and a fiber. This meaning comes from Steenrod (1951) in The topology of fibre bundles. Here bundle is not a combination of goods evaluated by the characteristics it provides to the consumer.[2]

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characteristics approach to demand1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructfiber3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructsproduct3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

  1. Lancaster, K. J. (1966). A New Approach to Consumer Theory. Journal of Political Economy, 74(2), 132-157. https://doi.org/10.1086/259131
  2. Steenrod, N. (1951). The topology of fibre bundles (Princeton Mathematical Series, Vol. 14). Princeton University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400883875

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