On the estimation of returns to scale, technical progress and monopolistic markups

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 145, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 174-193

  Diewert, W Erwin ^a   Fox, Kevin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Monopolistic markups; Returns to scale; Technical progress

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ECONOMICS; ESTIMATION;

ECONOMIC GROWTHS; MONOPOLISTIC MARKUPS; MULTIPLE OUTPUTS; RETURNS TO SCALE; TECHNICAL PROGRESS; VALUE ADDED;

MODERNIZATION;

EID: 50049091690     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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