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Unobserved plant level heterogeneity and discrete production processes can produce problems for estimation. A structural model of discrete production decisions by heterogeneous plants is constructed and, as a case study, estimated for the U.S. Portland cement industry. A new estimator is proposed to...

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Main Author: Prentice, David
Format: Book
Published: Bundoora, Vic. : La Trobe University. School of Business. 1998
Series:Discussion paper ; no. A 98.01
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Summary:Unobserved plant level heterogeneity and discrete production processes can produce problems for estimation. A structural model of discrete production decisions by heterogeneous plants is constructed and, as a case study, estimated for the U.S. Portland cement industry. A new estimator is proposed to handle the discrete production process – for which the ordered probit is a special case. Data on firm survival and exit are used to adjust all input requirement coefficients for unobserved heterogeneity. The structural model is successfully estimated. Differences between many estimated coefficients and independent estimates from external sources are statistically insignificant.
Physical Description:33 p. : il.
Bibliography:Incluye bibliografía.
ISBN:1-86446-160-8
ISSN:1441-3213