ここで、は全要素生産性(total factor productivity)、は労働(labor)、は資本(capital)、は原材料・供給品(materials and supplies)、は産出量(output)を表す。
出典
↑ Berndt,Ernst R.;Christensen,Laurits R.(1973).“The Translog Function and the Substitution of Equipment, Structures, and Labor in U.S. manufacturing 1929–68”.Journal of Econometrics1(1): 81–113.doi:10.1016/0304-4076(73)90007-9.
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