that the estimation approach is consistent, showing good finite sample properties especially in small samples …

estimation procedures that, by relying on a first-difference data transformation, achieve consistency when n goes to infinity …

function. The second case has often called for estimation of an implicit aggregate production function. Most of the studies … relating to estimation of joint production functions have noted two difficulties: first that allocation of inputs to different … outputs are not known, and the second that a method of estimation (such as the Least Squares) cannot have more than one …

return ; Random number generation ; Parameter estimation …