The possible endogeneity of labor and capital in production functions, and the consequent bias of the estimated … for the estimation of production functions. This is, consequently, far more serious than any supposed endogeneity problems …

This paper develops a new method for identifying and estimating production functions with partially latent inputs. Such … strictly monotone functions of a scalar shock a la Olley and Pakes (1996). With the latent inputs identified, semiparametric …. Our second application investigates skill production functions and illustrates important differences in child investments …

This paper develops a new method for identifying and estimating production functions with partially latent inputs. Such … are strictly monotone functions of a scalar shock a la Olley & Pakes (1996). With the latent inputs identified … the industry structure. Our second application investigates skill production functions and illustrates important …

paper investigates the properties of production functions related with cost functions proposed by Mizutani (2020) to …

We propose a simple method for estimating cost functions in the presence of endogenous and unobserved quality. The … functions in the nursing home industry. Estimation of a translog cost function that ignores quality yields seriously misleading …

Productivity studies that use proxy variable estimators routinely specify single-output production functions despite … multi-product production functions that addresses these limitations without requiring information beyond that which is …