production function

collocation in English

meaningsofproductionandfunction

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production
noun
uk
/prəˈdʌk.ʃən/us
/prəˈdʌk.ʃən/
the process of making or growing goods to ...
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function
noun
uk
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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(Definition ofproductionandfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofproduction function

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Theproductionfunctionis assumed to meet the standard properties of the neoclassical per-capitaproductionfunction.
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The firm does not coincide with theproductionfunctionand cannot be reduced to aproductionfunction.
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Theproductionfunctionis too flexible.
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The model starts from a whole-farmproductionfunction.
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Step one covers the estimation of the regularproductionfunction.
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Very few studies have paid attention to the underlyingproductionfunctionand made an attempt to derive the cost function from theproductionfunction.
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Time and money are conjoined in theproductionfunctionfor welfare, just as labour and capital are conjoined in theproductionfunctionfor commodities.
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We assume a linear harvest-stageproductionfunction.
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The two-step procedure estimates theproductionfunctionusing only input variables; then, using the determinants of inefficiency, it explains the inefficiency predicted from theproductionfunction.
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Theproductionfunctionexhibits decreasing returns to scale with respect to labor and capital.
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The technologicalproductionfunctionwas essentially an attempt not to go into empirical analysis.
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Either way, theproductionfunctionappears to be nonconvex with respect to the detrimental activity.
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But the common practice is to enter pollution in theproductionfunction.
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These results reflect the neoclassical properties of theproductionfunctionwith respect to physical capital.
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This is done through a totalproductionfunctionand a total use function.
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Section 4 tests hypotheses associated with the characteristics of theproductionfunction.
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To begin with, let us assume a householdproductionfunctionwith fixed factor proportions.
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Finally, it was necessary to calculate theproductionfunctiontechnical coefficients.
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Others have included organic matter in theproductionfunctionand calculated it as an input11,12.
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Theproductionfunctionis linear, and one unit of labor yields one unit of output.
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First, we deal with general formulations for preferences andproductionfunction.
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Another major difference with existing works concerns theproductionfunctionused in the estimation.
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It follows from (3a) that theproductionfunctionconsists of two components.
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Aproductionfunctionwould definitely estimate the significance of climate and adaptation variables on farm productivity.
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Theproductionfunction(1) assumes that only the deterministic component of government expenditure is productive.
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