FACTOR DEMANDS IN THE UNITED-STATES FOOD-MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY

被引:21
作者
HUANG, KS
机构
[1] Agricultural economist with the Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
关键词
CONDITIONAL FACTOR DEMANDS; ELASTICITY OF SUBSTITUTION;
D O I
10.2307/1242814
中图分类号
F3 [农业经济];
学科分类号
0202 ; 020205 ; 1203 ;
摘要
This paper analyzes the demand for labor, capital, and energy in the U.S. food-manufacturing industry using Allen and Morishima elasticities of substitution. The demand for capital is more elastic than for labor and energy, and these production factors are substitutable, especially between capital and labor.
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页码:615 / 620
页数:6
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