Essays in modern capital theory /

Income distribution theory / by Bronfenbrenner, Martin, 1914-1987

Foreign direct investment in the enlarged EU : do taxes matter and to what extent? / by Wolff, Guntram B.

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Entry deterrence in the ready-to-eat breakfast cereal industry by Schmalensee, Richard

Price wars and the stability of collusion : a study of the pre-world war I bromine industry by Levenstein, Margaret C

Capital, labour and productivity : what role do they play in the potential GDP weakness of France, Germany and Italy?

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Tracking america's economy / by Frumkin, Norman

Table of Contents: “…Business profits, nonresidential investment and housing -- 6. …”

Manifiesto of the new economy : institutions and business models of the digital society / by Dolgin, Alexander

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Development and planning : essays in honour of Paul Rosenstein Rodan /

Table of Contents: “…A Quantum-Theory Model of Economics: Is the Co-ordinating Entrepreneur Just Worth His Profit?…”

Development of a starter loan in microfinance : operational parameters / by Crombrugghe, Alain de

Microeconomics with calculus / by Binger, Brian R.

Table of Contents: “…Cost functions -- 12. Profit maximization by a competitive firm: supply of goods and demand of inputs -- 13. …”

Burocracy / by Von Mises, Ludwig, 1881-1973

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Why has Japan "succeeded"? : western technology and the japanese ethos / by Morishima, Michio, 1923-2004

The Cambridge revolution : success or failure? a critical analysis of Cambridge theories of value and distribution / by Blaug, Mark, 1927-2011

An introduction to efficiency and productivity analysis /

Table of Contents: “…1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Some Informal Definitions 1.3 Overview of Methods 1.4 Outline of Chapters 1.5 What is Your Economics Background? 2: REVIEW OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Production Functions 2.3 Transformation Functions 2.4 Cost Functions 2.5 Revenue Functions 2.6 Profit Functions 2.7 Conclusions. 3: PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Set Theoretic Representation of a Production Technology 3.3 Output and Input Distance Functions 3.4 Efficiency Measurement using Distance, Cost and Revenue Functions 3.5 Measuring Productivity and Productivity Change 3.6 Conclusions. 4: INDEX NUMBERS AND PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Conceptual Framework and Notation 4.3 Formulae for Price Index Numbers 4.4 Quantity Index Numbers 4.5 Properties of Index Numbers: The Test Approach 4.6 The Economic-Theoretic Approach 4.7 A Simple Numerical Example 4.8 Tansitivity in Multilateral Comparisons 4.9 TFP Change Measurement Using Index Numbers 4.10 Empirical Application: Australian National Railways 4.11 Conclusions. 5: DATA AND MEASUREMENT ISSUES 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Outputs 5.3 Inputs 5.4 Prices 5.5 Comparisons over time 5.6 Output aggregates for sectoral and economy-wide comparisons 5.7 Cross-country comparisons of productivity 5.8 Data editing and errors 5.9 Conclusions. 6: DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The Constant Returns to Scale DEA Model 6.3 The Variable Returns to Scale Model and Scale Efficiencies 6.4 Input and Output Orientations 6.5 Conclusions. 7: ADDITIONAL TOPICS ON DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSTS 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Price Information and Allocative Efficiency 7.3 Non-Discretionary Variables 7.4 Adjusting for the Environment 7.5 Input Congestion 7.6 Treatment of Slacks 7.7 Additional Methods 7.8 Empirical Application: Australian Universities 7.9 Conclusions. 8: ECONOMETRIC ESTIMATION OF PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Production, Cost and Profit Functions 8.3 Single Equation Estimation 8.4 Imposing Equality Constraints 8.5 Hypothesis Testing 8.6 Systems Estimation 8.7 Inequality Constraints 8.8 The Bayesian Approach 8.9 Simulation Methods 8.10 Conclusion. 9: STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS 9.1 Introduction 9.2 The Stochastic Production Frontier 9.3 Estimating the Parameters 9.4 Predicting Technical Efficiency 9.5 Hypothesis Testing 9.6 Conclusions. 10: ADDITIONAL TOPICS ON STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Distance Functions 10.3 Cost Frontiers 10.4 Decomposing Cost Efficiency 10.5 Scale Efficiency 10.6 Panel Data Models 10.7 Accounting for the Production Environment 10.8 The Bayesian Approach 10.9 Conclusions. 11: THE CALCULATION AND DECOMPOSITION OF PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE USING FRONTIER METHODS 11.1 Introduction 11.2 The Malmquist TFP Index and Panel Data 11.3 Calculation using DEA Frontiers 11.4 Calculation using SFA Frontiers 11.5 An Empirical Application 11.6 Conclusions. 12: Conclusions 12.1 Summary of Methods 12.2 Relative Merits of the Methods 12.3 Some Final Points Appendix 1: Computer Software Appendix 2: Philippines Rice Data References Author Index Subject Index…”

Toward a financially sustainable irrigation system : lessons from the State of Victoria, Australia, 1984-1994 by Langford, K John

Microeconomic theory / by Mas-Colell, Andreu

Table of Contents: “…Production Sets. -- C. Profit Maximization and Cost Minimization. -- D. The Geometry of Cost and Supply in the Single Output Case. -- E. …”

Costs, benefits, and farmer adoption of agroforestry : project experience in Central America and the Caribbean

Business ratios and formulas : a comprehensive guide / by Bragg, Steven M.

Table of Contents: “…Operating Performance Measurements; Operating Assets Ratio; Sales to Operating Income Ratio; Sales Margin; Gross Profit Percentage; Gross Profit Index; Investment Income Percentage; Operating Profit Percentage; Operating Leverage Ratio; Net Income Percentage; Profit per Person; 4. …”
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La tasa de ganancia y la distribución del ingreso en relación con la tasa de crecimiento económico / by Pasinetti, Luigi Lodovico, 1930-2023