The Production Function and the Theory of Distributive Shares.

This article suggests elements of a complete theory of distributive shares by deriving the different concepts of the elasticity of substitution required in different contexts. The first section briefly discusses the model of production and distribution in the multifactor case. The second section ana...

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Publicado en:American Economic Review Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 484 - 490
Autores principales: Sato, Kyuzo, Koizumi, Tetsunori
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: American Economic Association Jun73
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          Professor of economics, Brown University
          Assistant professor of economics, Ohio State University
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        Elasticity (Economics)
        Demand function
        Economic demand
        Economics
        Labor
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