Derivation of the Hicks, or direct, elasticity of substitution using the input distance function

David Stern

Economics Letters, 2010, vol. 108, issue 3, 349-351

Abstract: I derive a new symmetric elasticity of complementarity from the input distance function by imposing a constant distance condition. Assuming technical efficiency and a single output, the Hicks elasticity of substitution is its reciprocal.

Keywords: Microeconomics; Production; Substitution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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