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Alternative Measures of Rent Content

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This paper reviews three methods for measuring the rent content of output, shows the sources of differences among them, establishes a priori orderings among primary input ratios calculated under these methods, and discusses their advantages and disadvantages for applied work.

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  • Londero, Elio, 1999. "Alternative Measures of Rent Content," MPRA Paper 85339, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    primary input content; factor content; rent content; measure; trade;
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    JEL classification:

    • F1 - International Economics - - Trade
    • F11 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Neoclassical Models of Trade
    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade

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