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Safety Margins and Profit Maximization in the Theory of the Firm

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  • Day, Richard H
  • Aigner, Dennis J
  • Smith, Kenneth R

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  • Day, Richard H & Aigner, Dennis J & Smith, Kenneth R, 1971. "Safety Margins and Profit Maximization in the Theory of the Firm," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 79(6), pages 1293-1301, Nov.-Dec..
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jpolec:v:79:y:1971:i:6:p:1293-1301
    DOI: 10.1086/259836
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