Increasing returns to scale and regions: a multilevel model for Brazil

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...

Capacity Utilization under Increasing Returns to Scale

the innovation of a statistical model to estimate dependable rainfall (dr) and develop it for determination and classification of drought and wet years of iran

آب حاصل از بارش منبع تأمین نیازهای بی شمار جانداران به ویژه انسان است و هرگونه کاهش در کم و کیف آن مستقیماً حیات موجودات زنده را تحت تأثیر منفی قرار می دهد. نوسان سال به سال بارش از ویژگی های اساسی و بسیار مهم بارش های سالانه ایران محسوب می شود که آثار زیان بار آن در تمام عرصه های اقتصادی، اجتماعی و حتی سیاسی- امنیتی به نحوی منعکس می شود. چون میزان آب ناشی از بارش یکی از مولفه های اصلی برنامه ...

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...

Optimal Investments with Increasing Returns to Scale: a Further Analysis

This paper considers a capital accumulation model that was previously analyzed by Barucci (1998). The specific feature of the model is that revenue is a convex function of the capital stock. We extend Barucci's work by giving a full analytical characterization of the case where a saddle point with a positive capital stock level exists. Furthermore we also analyze the other cases.