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Factor Demands in the U.S. Food-Manufacturing Industry

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This paper analyzes the demand for labor, capital, and energy in the U.S. food-manufacturing industry using Allen and Morishima elasticities of substitution. The demand for capital is more elastic than for labor and energy, and these production factors are substitutable, especially between capital and labor.
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  • Huang, Kuo S., 1991. "Factor Demands in the U.S. Food-Manufacturing Industry," 1991 Annual Meeting, August 4-7, Manhattan, Kansas 271363, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
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    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.271363
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