A nonparametric test of translation homotheticity

Authors
Fare, R Li, SK
Citation
R. Fare et Sk. Li, A nonparametric test of translation homotheticity, ECON LETT, 72(3), 2001, pp. 341-345
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
ECONOMICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01651765 → ACNP
Volume
72
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
341 - 345
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-1765(200109)72:3<341:ANTOTH>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Recently Chambers and Fare (1998) [Chambers, R.G., Fare, R., 1998. Translat ion homotheticity. Economic Theory 11, 629-641] generalized the Shephard ty pe of "multiplicative" homotheticity into an "additive" type, which they te rmed translation homotheticity. This type of homotheticity has parallel exp ansion paths and its cost function is additively separable. In this letter a nonparametric test for translation homotheticity is developed. (C) 2001 E lsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.