Multi-Output Production and Duality: Theory and Applications

Daniel Primont

ISBN 10: 0792395182 / ISBN 13: 9780792395188

Verlag: Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Dez 1994, 1994

Beschreibung

Neuware -Our original reason for writing this book was the desire to write down in one place a complete summary of the major results in du ality theory pioneered by Ronald W. Shephard in three of his books, Cost and Production Functions (1953), Theory of Cost and Produc tion Functions (1970), and Indirect Production Functions (1974). In this way, newcomers to the field would have easy access to these important ideas. In adg,ition, we report a few new results of our own. In particular, we show the duality relationship between the profit function and the eight equivalent representations of technol ogy that were elucidated by Shephard. However, in planning the book and discussing it with colleagues it became evident that such a book would be more useful if it also provided a number of applications of Shephard's duality theory to economic problems. Thus, we have also attempted to present exam ples of the use of duality theory in areas such as efficiency measure ment, index number theory, shadow pricing, cost-benefit analysis, and econometric estimation. Much of our thinking about duality theory and its uses has been influenced by our present and former collaborators. They include Charles Blackorby, Shawna Grosskopf, Knox Lovell, Robert Russell, and, not surprisingly, Ronald W. Shephard. We have also benefit ted over the years from many discussions with W. Erwin Diewert.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 186 pp. Englisch.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780792395188

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Multi-Output Production and Duality: Theory and Applications
• Verlag: Springer Netherlands, Springer Netherlands Dez 1994
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1994
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0792395182
• ISBN-13: 9780792395188
• Einband: Buch
• Zustand: Neu
• Abmessungen: 241B x 160 H x 15 T Millimeter Breite: 241 mm, Höhe: 160 mm, Tiefe: 15 mm
• Gewicht: 451 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

Our original reason for writing this book was the desire to write down in one place a complete summary of the major results in du­ ality theory pioneered by Ronald W. Shephard in three of his books, Cost and Production Functions (1953), Theory of Cost and Produc­ tion Functions (1970), and Indirect Production Functions (1974). In this way, newcomers to the field would have easy access to these important ideas. In adg,ition, we report a few new results of our own. In particular, we show the duality relationship between the profit function and the eight equivalent representations of technol­ ogy that were elucidated by Shephard. However, in planning the book and discussing it with colleagues it became evident that such a book would be more useful if it also provided a number of applications of Shephard’s duality theory to economic problems. Thus, we have also attempted to present exam­ ples of the use of duality theory in areas such as efficiency measure­ ment, index number theory, shadow pricing, cost-benefit analysis, and econometric estimation. Much of our thinking about duality theory and its uses has been influenced by our present and former collaborators. They include Charles Blackorby, Shawna Grosskopf, Knox Lovell, Robert Russell, and, not surprisingly, Ronald W. Shephard. We have also benefit­ ted over the years from many discussions with W. Erwin Diewert.