Cost functions and duality for stochastic technologies

被引:33
作者
Chambers, RG [1 ]
Quiggin, J
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Agr & Resource Econ, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
[2] James Cook Univ N Queensland, Dept Econ, Townsville, Qld, Australia
关键词
cost; duality; stochastic production;
D O I
10.2307/1244501
中图分类号
F3 [农业经济];
学科分类号
0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;
摘要
Cost functions dual to stochastic production technologies are derived and their properties are discussed. These cost functions are shown to be consistent with expected-utility maximization without placing serious structural restrictions on the underlying technology.
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页码:288 / 295
页数:8
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