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Topics in Production Theory

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: Scandinavian Journal of Economics (SJE)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. Technical Change

    1. Feedback from Productivity Growth to R & D

      • William J. Baumol, Edward N. Wolff
      Pages 47-57
  3. Efficiency

    1. The Structure of Technical Efficiency

      • Rolf Färe, Shawna Grosskopf, C. A. Knox Lovell
      Pages 81-90
  4. Aggregation, Quasi-fixed Factors and Cost of Adjustment

    1. Aggregating Quasi-fixed Factors

      • Larry G. Epstein
      Pages 91-105
    2. Aggregating Heterogeneous Capital Goods in Adjustment-cost Technologies

      • Charles Blackorby, William Schworm
      Pages 107-122
    3. Dynamic Factor Demands under Rational Expectations

      • Robert S. Pindyck, Julio J. Rotemberg
      Pages 123-138
  5. Other Aspects

    1. Production and Maintenance: Joint Activities of the Firm

      • Derek Bosworth, Clive Pugh
      Pages 167-182
    2. Shiftwork and the Choice of Technique under Alternative Maximands

      • Alan P. Hamlin, David F. Heathfield
      Pages 183-194
    3. Vintage Production Models of U.K. Manufacturing Industry

      • Grayham Mizon, Stephen Nickell
      Pages 195-210

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics, University of Oslo, Norway

    Finn R. Førsund

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Topics in Production Theory

  • Editors: Finn R. Førsund

  • Series Title: Scandinavian Journal of Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07123-4

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Scandinavian Journal of Economics 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-07125-8Published: 01 January 1984

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-07123-4Published: 15 January 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2946-9198

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-9201

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 210

  • Topics: Industries

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