The Cobb-Douglas function as a flexible function. A new perspective on homogeneous functions through the lens of output elasticities

DOI10.1016/J.MATHSOCSCI.2018.10.002zbMath1425.91244OpenAlexW2898934889MaRDI QIDQ2327841

Frédéric Reynès

Publication date: 8 October 2019

Published in: Mathematical Social Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2018.10.002

zbMATH Keywords

Cobb-Douglas production functionCES functionoutput elasticities

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Production theory, theory of the firm (91B38)

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