decreasing return
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decreasing
adjective
uk/dɪˈkriː.sɪŋ/us/dɪˈkriː.sɪŋ/
mathematicsspecialized
In a decreasing list of numbers or amounts, each number or amount is less than the ...
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return
noun
uk/rɪˈtɜːn/us/rɪˈtɝːn/
an occasion when someone goes or comes back to a place where they ...
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Coase notices decreasing returns to the entrepreneur function, including increasing overhead costs and increasing propensity for an overwhelmed manager to make mistakes in resource allocation.
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In general, making the firm larger will initially be advantageous, but the decreasing returns indicated above will eventually kick in, preventing the firm from growing indefinitely.
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There is, first, the temporary inflation of the catch, and then a graduallydecreasingreturnuntil the industry is in the doldrums, and restriction has to be undertaken.
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Decreasing returns to scale imply the existence of some other fixed factor of production, besides land, that must be allocated between crops.
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We would expect this since a lower indicates more pronounced decreasing returns, thus increasing the trade-off with agricultural production.
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Decreasing returns to scale in production ought generally be the case when considering eco-production opportunities.
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These models incorporate a social production function that exhibits increasing returns to scale for small values of capital stock and decreasing returns for large values.
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Coase notices decreasing returns to the entrepreneur function, including increasing overhead costs and increasing propensity for an overwhelmed manager to make mistakes in resource allocation.
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If the coefficient is less than 1, then production is experiencing decreasing returns to scale.
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However, neither decreasing returns nor constant returns reflect economic reality.
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In general, making the firm larger will initially be advantageous, but the decreasing returns indicated above will eventually kick in, preventing the firm from growing indefinitely.
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