A strong test of the von Liebig hypothesis

Authors
Berck, B Geoghegan, J Stohs, S
Citation
B. Berck et al., A strong test of the von Liebig hypothesis, AM J AGR EC, 82(4), 2000, pp. 948-955
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture/Agronomy,Economics
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
ISSN journal
00029092 → ACNP
Volume
82
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
948 - 955
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9092(200011)82:4<948:ASTOTV>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
An implication of the von Liebig hypothesis is that crop-production functio ns have right-angle isoquants. This article presents a nonparametric estima tion of right-angle isoquant production functions. It then describes a new test for right-angle isoquants. The procedures are used to test experimenta l data on corn and wheat.