Returns to scale in U.S. production: Estimates and implications

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 249-283

  Basu, Susanto ^a   Fernald, John G ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURING; MODELLING APPROACH; RETURNS TO SCALE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

USA;

EID: 0030659729     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/262073     Document Type: Article

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