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Aggregation and Testing of the Production Smoothing Hypothesis

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This paper examines the aggregate implications of the production smoothing model. The analysis indicates that aggregation can be a source of bias distorting tests of production smoothing based on the relative variance of production and sales. It is shown that, depending upon the relative variability of different types of market shocks firms face, the aggregation bias can be so severe as to render the test of the production smoothing hypothesis invalid. Copyright 1991 by Economics Department of the University of Pennsylvania and the Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association.

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  • Lai, Kon S, 1991. "Aggregation and Testing of the Production Smoothing Hypothesis," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 32(2), pages 391-403, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:ier:iecrev:v:32:y:1991:i:2:p:391-403
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    4. Yulei Luo & Jun Nie & Xiaowen Wang & Eric Young, 2021. "Production and Inventory Dynamics under Ambiguity Aversion," Research Working Paper RWP 21-05, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
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    7. Ghali, Moheb, 2005. "Measuring the convexity of the cost function," International Journal of Production Economics, Elsevier, vol. 93(1), pages 87-99, January.
    8. Donald S. Allen, 1999. "Seasonal production smoothing," Working Papers 1999-004, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

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