Estimating production functions using inputs to control for unobservables

Review of Economic Studies

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 317-341

  Levinsohn, James ^a   Petrin, Amil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0037984164     PISSN: 00346527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-937X.00246     Document Type: Article

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