Endogenous capital utilization and productivity measurement in dynamic factor demand models: Theory and an application to the U.S. electrical machinery industry

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 71, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 343-379

  Prucha, Ingmar R ^a   Nadiri, M Ishaq ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacity utilization; Capital stock; Capital utilization; Depreciation; Dynamic factor demand; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040055928     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4076(94)01709-3     Document Type: Article

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