Increasing returns to scale and international diffusion of technology: An empirical study for Brazil (1976–2000)

An input-oriented radial measure for returns to scale aggregation.

In production theory, it is necessary to be capable of predicting the production func- tion’s long-run behaviors. Hereof, returns to scale is a helpful concept. Returns to scale describes the reaction of a production function to the proportionally scaling all its input variables. In this regard, Data envelopment analysis (DEA) provides a com- prehensive framework for returns to scale evaluation...

Increasing returns to scale at the firm-level: a panel data study for Brazil

This paper revisits Verdoorn’s Law and issues related to its estimation using micro-data. Using a large panel of firms from the Brazilian manufacturing industry from 1996 to 2002, the exercise finds compelling evidence of increasing returns to scale in such a low level of aggregation using different specifications. The results were strengthened by indicator variables for sub-sectors and partici...

Characterizing and finding full dimensional efficient facets of PPS with constant returns to scale technology

a contrastive study of rhetorical functions of citation in iranian and international elt scopus journals

writing an academic article requires the researchers to provide support for their works by learning how to cite the works of others. various studies regarding the analysis of citation in m.a theses have been done, while little work has been done on comparison of citations among elt scopus journal articles, and so the dearth of research in this area demands for further investigation into citatio...

Capacity Utilization under Increasing Returns to Scale