The generalized linear production function (Diewart,1971) is an attractive alternative for this application: it admits zero values for inputs and allows the estimation of complex technical ...

Cost functions based upon state-contingent technologies are compared with cost functions based on a parametrized distribution representation of production uncertainty. The purpose of the American ...

The per worker production function attempts to model how much a single employee will produce based on either land available or capital invested. The Malthusian model bases it solely on land while ...