Economics

A strong test of the von Liebig hypothesis

Document Type

Article

Abstract

An implication of the von Liebig hypothesis is that crop-production functions have right-angle isoquants. This article presents a nonparametric estimation of right-angle isoquant production functions. It then describes a new test for right-angle isoquants. The procedures are used to test experimental data on corn and wheat. Copyright 2000 American Agricultural Economics Association.

Publication Title

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Publication Date

2000

Volume

82

Issue

4

First Page

948

Last Page

955

ISSN

0002-9092

DOI

10.1111/0002-9092.00093

Keywords

production function, Von Liebig

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