Economic assumptions and choice of functional forms: comparison of top down and bottom up approaches
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Keywords
Top down and bottom up approaches; Translog cost function; Generalized production function; Returns to scale function; Series expansion; C51; C52; D20;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation
- C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
- D20 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - General
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