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Indirect Utility Functions And Testable Conditions

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  • Detre, Joshua D.
  • Foster, Kenneth A.

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We develop testable hypotheses for utility maximization given risk averse producers based on a general specification of the utility function. This is a direct expansion of the model posed by Pope (1978). Empirical tests using production data with a translog specification indicate that utility maximization does not always hold.

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  • Detre, Joshua D. & Foster, Kenneth A., 2004. "Indirect Utility Functions And Testable Conditions," 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO 20087, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea04:20087
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.20087
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