Charles B. Moss

Professor

Department of Food and Resource Economics

University of Florida

1130B McCarty Hall

P.O. Box 110240

Gainesville, FL 32611-0240

Telephone: (352) 392-1845 Ext. 404
Fax: (352) 392-3646
Email: cbmoss@ufl.edu

Personal Information
AEB 6184 - Production Economics
Biographical Sketch
Full Vitae
Short Resume
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

University of Florida Sites
Center for Applied Optimization
Food and Resource Economics Department
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS)
UF Web Mail Portal
UF Spam Portal
University of Florida Libraries
Links to E-Journals University of Florida Access Required
University of Florida
MyUfl
Frequent Internet Sites
JSTOR-Electronic Journal Archive
USDA/Economic Research Service
Google Search
USDA Library at Cornell
ISI Web of Knowledge
Yahoo
AgEcon Search
EconWPA Economics Working Paper Links by Washington University
NBER National Bureau of Economic Research
RePEc at the University of Connecticut
My EconPapers
Economists Jokes
EconStats
Courses Taught
Agricultural Finance (AEB 6145)
Agricultural Risk Analysis and Decision Making (AEB 6182)
Applied General Equilibrium Notes
Applied Nonlinear Workshop (October 2008)
Econometric Seminar (1995)
Financial Theory I (FIN 6446)
Mathematics for Food and Resource Economics (AEB 4511)
Mathematical Programming for Economic Analysis (AEB 6592)
Production Economics (AEB 6184)
Static and Dynamic Optimization (AEB 6533)
Statistics for Food and Resource Economics (AEB 6933)
Personal Webpages
Alachua Free Net
www.charlesbmoss.info
Home Computer
Old Ricardo Webpage

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