期刊
JOURNAL OF PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS
卷 43, 期 1, 页码 85-97出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11123-013-0372-9
关键词
Nonparametric estimation; Input distance function; Constraints; Elasticities
This paper proposes a constrained nonparametric method of estimating an input distance function. A regression function is estimated via kernel methods without functional form assumptions. To guarantee that the estimated input distance function satisfies its properties, monotonicity constraints are imposed on the regression surface via the constraint weighted bootstrapping method borrowed from statistics literature. The first, second, and cross partial analytical derivatives of the estimated input distance function are derived, and thus the elasticities measuring input substitutability can be computed from them. The method is then applied to a cross-section of 3,249 Norwegian timber producers.
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