A HOHPARANETRIC INVESTIGATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION BEHAVIOR FOR U.S. SUBREGIONS

Chris Favson and C. Shumway

No 270104, 1987 Annual Meeting, August 2-5, East Lansing, Michigan from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: This research, provides an empirical application of nonparametric techniques to determine whether agricultural production behavior in the U.S. and ten farm production regions over the period 1939 to 1982 has been inconsistent with the joint hypothesis of profit maximization, convex technology, and monotonic nonregressive technical change.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 16
Date: 1987-08-02
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.270104

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