Estimating multioutput technologies

This paper solves the problem of determining fixed but allocatable input allocations by dual methods. A flexible, profit function approach for estimating input-nonjoint technologies with allocatable fixed factors is developed. Variable input allocations can be calculated from the estimated technolog...

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Published in:American journal of agricultural economics 1989-11, Vol.71 (4), p.980-995
Main Authors: Chambers, Robert G., Just, Richard E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ANALISIS DE INSUMO-PRODUCTO
ANALYSE INPUT OUTPUT
apparent nonjointness
Crop economics
Crop production
ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA
Estimation methods
ETATS-UNIS
input-nonjoint
INSUMOS AGRICOLAS
Mathematical independent variables
MODELE
MODELOS
MOYEN DE PRODUCTION AGRICOLE
multioutput
Multiple cropping
Price changes
PRODUCCION
PRODUCTION
Production estimates
Shadow prices
Supply
TECHNOLOGIE
TECNOLOGIA
Tomatoes
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Summary:This paper solves the problem of determining fixed but allocatable input allocations by dual methods. A flexible, profit function approach for estimating input-nonjoint technologies with allocatable fixed factors is developed. Variable input allocations can be calculated from the estimated technology. A correct test for input nonjointness that discriminates between true and apparent jointness is derived in a framework that permits fully linear estimation of a second-order flexible technology. To illustrate, these methods are applied to the Just-Zilberman-Hochman data set.
ISSN:0002-9092
1467-8276
DOI:10.2307/1242674