countries since 1980 by applying a cost function approach that has been widely used to analyze industrial energy demand. First …

energy, and compared to the translog cost function. Both models reduce to estimating a system of input share equations on … LAISS model dominates the translog cost function for this dataset. Results suggest that inputs are substitutes, and that an …

The purpose of this paper is two-fold. First, although many cost function studies have been done in developed countries … cost function analysis for Vietnam. Second, it also demonstrates how the results of the cost function analysis can be used … delivering education. The cost function results can be used for a more output-oriented and more adequate, thus more equitable …