A cost function analysis of the Mexican nonelectrical machinery industry

Applied Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1027-1035

  Truett, Dale B ^a   Truett, Lila J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMY OF SCALE; MACHINERY; MACHINERY INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURING; NAFTA;

MEXICO;

EID: 0031712999     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000368498325200     Document Type: Article

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