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Evaluating concavity for production and cost functions

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  • Christopher F Baum

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  • Teresa Linz

    (Center for Development Research, University of Bonn)

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  • Christopher F Baum & Teresa Linz, 2009. "Evaluating concavity for production and cost functions," Stata Journal, StataCorp LP, vol. 9(1), pages 161-165, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:tsj:stataj:v:9:y:2009:i:1:p:161-165
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    1. Diewert, Walter E & Wales, Terence J, 1987. "Flexible Functional Forms and Global Curvature Conditions," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 55(1), pages 43-68, January.
    2. Ryan, David L. & Wales, Terence J., 2000. "Imposing local concavity in the translog and generalized Leontief cost functions," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 67(3), pages 253-260, June.
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