UKERC Review of evidence for the rebound effect: Technical report 3: Elasticity of substitution studies [PDF]
, 2007 This Working Paper forms part of the TPA’s assessment of evidence for a rebound effect from improved energy efficiency. Technical Report 3 focuses upon empirical estimates of the elasticity of substitution between energy and capital.
Broadstock, David +2 more
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Agraris: Journal of Agribusiness and Rural Development Research, 2019 Land ownership, technical and environmental efficiency are interrelated aspects one another which influences the sustainability of farming. This study aims to estimate the impact of land ownership on the technical and environmental efficiency of wetland ...
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ESTIMATING EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION EXPENDITURES ON PRODUCTIVITY: A TRANSLOG PRODUCTION FUNCTION APPROACH [PDF]
The effects of agricultural research and extension expenditures on productivity in the United States are estimated during the period 1949-81 using data for ten production regions.
Lu, Yao-Chi +2 more
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Determinants of technical efficiency of freshwater prawn farming in southwestern Bangladesh
Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, 2016 This paper estimates a translog stochastic production function to examine the determinants of technical efficiency of freshwater prawn farming in Bangladesh.
Mst. Esmat Ara Begum +2 more
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WHEAT IMPORT DEMAND IN THE JAPANESE FLOUR MILLING INDUSTRY: A PRODUCTION THEORY APPROACH [PDF]
The translog cost function is used to analyze import demand for wheat differentiated by class and country of origin in the Japanese wheat flour milling industry. Results indicate that U.S.
Koo, Won W. +3 more
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Economía, 2019 The unsettled discussion continues about the factors behind the increase in the relative wages of skilled workers in developing countries. Using data from Peru for the years 1994 to 2000, we analyze the determinants of within-industry share of skilled ...
Joy Mazumdar (†), Myriam Quispe-Agnoli
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The Translog Costs Function Applied to European Railways. [PDF]
, 1992 This paper expands the exploratory analysis undertaken by Vigoroux-Steck (1990), who used statistical cost techniques, in conjunction with UIC published data, to estimate cost functions for 13 Western European railway operations. Four improvements have been made to Steck's work.
Preston, P.M., Aldridge, D.M.
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Analysing industrial water demand in India: An input distance function approach. [PDF]
This study investigates the water demand of Indian manufacturing plants. It adopts an input distance function approach and approximates it by a translog form.
Kumar, Surender
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Assesing the Impact of the Investment Climate on Productivity Using Firm-Level Data: Methodology and the Cases of Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua [PDF]
, 2005 Developing countries are increasingly concerned about improving country competitiveness and productivity, as they face the increasing pressures of globalization and attempt to improve economic growth and reduce poverty.
Escribano, Álvaro, Guasch, J. Luis
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The Cost of Food Safety Technologies in the Meat and Poultry Industries. [PDF]
This paper uses plant-level micro-data from the 2002 Census of Manufactures, Food Safety Inspection Service, and the Economic Research Service in a translog cost function to examine the costs of effort devoted to the performance of sanitation and process
Ollinger, Michael
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