Production Theory : Proceedings of an International Seminar Held at the University at Karlsruhe May - July 1973

1 Scalar-Valued Production Functions: Homotheticity, Quasilinearity, and Technical Progress -- Invariant Relationships for Homothetic Production Functions -- Characterization of the CES Production Functions by Quasilinearity -- Technical Progress, Neutral Inventions, and Cobb-Douglas -- A Characterization of Hicks Neutral Technical Progress -- On Linear Expansion Paths and Homothetic Production Functions -- Neutral Inventions and CES Production Functions -- 2 Linear Multisectoral Production Models -- Production Duality and the von Neumann Theory of Growth and Interest -- A Note on a Production Problem in a Multisectoral Economic Model -- A Dynamic Input-Output Model with Variable Production Structure -- Disaggregated Production Functions -- 3 Nonlinear Multisectoral Production Models -- Balanced Growth of Open Economies under Variable Degree of Homogeneity -- On Weak Homogeneity -- 4 Production Correspondences -- Continuity of Production Correspondences and a Relation between Efficient Input and Output Vectors -- On Efficient Points of a Stochastic Production Correspondence -- Production Correspondences and Convex Algebra -- Semi-Homogeneous Production Functions and Scaling of Production -- The Law of Diminishing Returns -- 5 Topics Related to Production Theory -- A Category of Production Decision Models -- Value and Cost of Information Systems -- On The Problem of Product Life Cycle -- Author Index.