A cross-country non parametric estimation of the returns to factors of production and the elasticity of scale

This paper employs local regression to estimate the output elasticity with respect to labor, human capital, physical capital and the elasticity of scale for 90 countries in 1985 and 1995. The results support the hypotheses of constant returns to scale to factors and decreasing returns to accumulable...

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Main Author: Adalmir Marquetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2009-06-01
Series:Nova Economia
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Online Access:http://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/483