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Basic Notions of Production Functions

In: PRODUCTION ECONOMICS AN EMPIRICAL APPROACH

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  • Charles B. Moss

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The following sections are included:Overview of the Production FunctionOne Product, One-Variable Factor RelationshipElasticity of ProductionOne Product, Two-Variable FactorsSome typical multivariate production functionsIsoquantsEconomic Consequences of the Production FunctionDefinition of the Production FunctionProperties of the Production FunctionLaw of Variable ProportionsElasticity of ScaleMeasures of Input SubstitutionSome Simple Production MechanicsSingle Produce Primal OptimizationProfitmaximizationCost minimizationMultiproduct Primal FunctionsChapter SummaryReview QuestionsExercises

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  • Charles B. Moss, 2022. "Basic Notions of Production Functions," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: PRODUCTION ECONOMICS AN EMPIRICAL APPROACH, chapter 1, pages 1-69, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
  • Handle: RePEc:wsi:wschap:9789811241260_0001
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    Keywords

    Production Economics; Producer Behaviour; Econometrics; Primal Approach; Dual Approach; Differential Approach; Economic Efficiency;
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    JEL classification:

    • D2 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations
    • D51 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Exchange and Production Economies
    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production

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