Biographical Sketch
Full Vitae
Short Resume
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Profit Functions
Lecture XXI: Profit Functions PDF Notes , PowerPoint, Slides
Definition of the Profit Function [Chambers 4.2]
Comparative Statics of the Profit Function [Chambers 4.3]
The Profit Function and Duality [Chambers 4.4]
Test on Dual
Technical Change and Efficiency: Theory and Measurement
Lecture XXII: Measuring Productivity Change PDF Notes , PowerPoint, Slides
Measurement of Technical Change from Indirect Objective Functions [Chambers 6.2]
Divisia Indices and Technical Change [Chambers 6.3]
Total Factor Productivity [Chambers 6.4]
Lecture XXIII: Measuring Technical Efficiency PDF Notes , PowerPoint, Slides
Technical Efficiency
Data Envelope Analysis
Directed Distance Functions
Lecture XXIV: Factor Bias, Technical Change, and Valuing Research PDF Notes , PowerPoint , Slides
Mathematical Model of Technical Change
Valuing State Level Funding for Research: Results for Florida
Differential Models of Supply
Lecture XXV: Differential Models of Production: The Single Product Firm PDF Notes , PowerPoint , Slides
Overview of Differential Approach
Differential Model of Production
Lecture XXVI: Differential Models of Production: Change in the Marginal Cost and the Multi-Product Firm PDF Notes , PowerPoint , Slides
Review of Empirical Studies
Lecture XXVII: Applications in Production Economics PDF Notes , PowerPoint , Slides
Akridge, Jay T. "Measuring Productive Efficiency in Multiple Agribusiness Firms: A Dual Approach." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 71(1)(Feb. 1989): 116-25.JSTOR
Brown, Randall S., Douglas W. Caves, and Lauritis R. Christensen "Modelling the Structure of Cost and Production for Multiproduct Firms." Southern Economic Journal 46(1)(Jul 1979): 256-73. JSTOR
Featherstone, Allen M. and Charles B. Moss "Measuring Economies of Scale and Scope in Agricultural Banking." American Journal of Agricutural Economics 76(3)(Aug. 1994): 655-61. JSTOR
Kastens, Terry L. and Gary W. Brester "Model Selection and Forecasting Ability of Theory-Constrained Food Demand Systems." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 78(2)(May 1996): 301-12. JSTOR
Final Examination
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