Estimation of technical change and price elasticities: a categorical time–varying coefficient approach

We propose a categorical time-varying coefficient translog cost function, where each coefficient is expressed as a nonparametric function of a categorical time variable, thereby allowing each time period to have its own set of coefficients. Our application to U.S. electricity firms reveals that this...

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Main Authors: Feng, G. (Author), Gao, J. (Author), Zhang, X. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer New York LLC 2018
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