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The Nonparametric Approach to Production Analysis
Hal R. Varian
Abstract
This paper shows how to test firm demand and supply data for consistency with profit maximization and cost minimization models; test for special restrictions on technology such as constant returns to scale, homotheticity, and separability; recover estimates of the underlying technology; and forecast firm behavior in new situations without making any assumptions concerning the parametric form of underlying production technology.
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