often inconsistent with profit maximization or imply implausibly large profits. The puzzle arises because popular estimators … the restrictions imposed by profit maximization (cost minimization) so that estimators are inconsistent or poorly … rather than production functions and demonstrates that the profit share in revenue is a robust non-parametric economic …

areas of India, and that farmers respond more strongly to the forecast where there is more forecast skill and not at all … estimated. Using the full rainfall distribution and our profit function estimates, we find that Indian farmers on average under … expected profits. Farmers who use skilled forecasts have increased average profit levels but also have more variable profits …

We analyze the spatial determinants of female entrepreneurship in India in the manufacturing and services sectors. We …

The ratio of revenue to inputs differs greatly across plants within countries such as the U.S. and India. Such gaps may …

Using firm-level data this paper analyzes the transformation of India's economic structure following the implementation …