Capacity Utilization under Dynamic Profit Maximization.
Empirically implementable measures of optimal capacity utilization are developed from the dynamic profit maximization perspective. The primal measure is based on behavior of the firm's supply along an optimal path to the steady state. The dual measure is based on behavior of the firm's supply along an optimal path to the steady state. The dual measure is based on the behavior of the dynamic value function in the stock of the quasi-fixed input. Rates of optimal capacity utilization are estimated for the U.S. food processing and distribution sector over the period 1948-1991.
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1996
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Authors: | Fousekis, Panos ; Stefanou, Spiro E |
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Empirical Economics. - Department of Economics and Finance Research and Teaching. - Vol. 21.1996, 3, p. 335-59
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Department of Economics and Finance Research and Teaching |
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