Direct separability in multi-output technologies: An application to the Italian agricultural sector

European Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-116

  Sckokai, Paolo ^a   Moro, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Duality; Production analysis; Separability; Translog model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TRANSFORMATION FUNCTION; TRANSLOG MODEL;

ITALY;

EID: 0029962568     PISSN: 01651587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/erae/23.1.95     Document Type: Article

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