A nonparametric test of quasiconcave production function with variable returns to scale

DOI10.1016/J.JMATECO.2018.12.003MaRDI QIDQ2425150zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Sung Ko Li

Publication date 26 June 2019

Published in Journal of Mathematical Economics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmateco.2018.12.003

zbMATH Keywords

nonparametric testsvariable returns to scaleS-shaped production functionquasiconcave production function

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Production theory, theory of the firm (91B38)

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