The military production function

Gregory Hildebrandt

Defence and Peace Economics, 1999, vol. 10, issue 3, 247-272

Abstract: This article analyzes three methods of estimating the military production function which relates military inputs to a measure of military effectiveness. The econometric military production function employs historical data to estimate the relationship between inputs and military effectiveness. A production function estimated during the Vietnam War is provided as an example. The response-surface military production summarizes the input and output data of a large-scale military operations research model. This method is illustrated using a model that links maintenance manpower to aircraft sorties. The technological military production function is derived from underlying technological relationships.

Keywords: Military production function; Cost-effectiveness analysis; Interdiction; Response surface methodology; Isoquants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999
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