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A Strong Test of the von Liebig Hypothesis

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  • Peter Berck
  • Jacqueline Geoghegan
  • Stephen Stohs

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An implication of the von Liebig hypothesis is that crop-production functions have right-angle isoquants. This article presents a nonparametric estimation of right-angle isoquant production functions. It then describes a new test for right-angle isoquants. The procedures are used to test experimental data on corn and wheat. Copyright 2000, Oxford University Press.

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  • Peter Berck & Jacqueline Geoghegan & Stephen Stohs, 2000. "A Strong Test of the von Liebig Hypothesis," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 82(4), pages 948-955.
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