The relationship among cost functions, distance functions, and technical inefficiency are utilized to show how technical inefficiency scores can be incorporated into the specification of a profit function and a related system of output supply and input demands. A method also is introduced for...

Derived demand relationships among four weight categories of feeder cattle entering Texas feedlots and their feed consumed are examined using a generalized McFadden dual cost function. Results demonstrate systematic differences in demand relationships among different weight categories. Positive...

Many analysts have claimed the record number of crop acres taken out of production in 1983 as a result of the Payment-in-Kind (PIK) program affected the already dechnmg sales offarm tractors The authors use intervention analysis, a particular form of a transfer function, to model and test for...