Publisher Summary This chapter develops the duality between cost and production
functions. The chapter derives the regularity conditions that a cost function C must have and …

This paper extends the use of econometric production theory techniques to ageneral class of
oligopolistic markets. We provide a framework which enables us to estimate the conjectural …

With Usher's introduction in mind, the scope of the present paper can readily be defined: I
will concentrate on the problems of defining and measuring capital in the context of …

The substitution possibilities between Canadian imports, exports, and domestic inputs or
outputs are modelled. Import demand and export supply functions are derived from a …

This paper provides estimates of the cost of protection to the Canadian economy for the mid-
1970s. The estimates are based on an applied general equilibrium model incorporating …

The purpose of this paper is to present an empirically implementable technique for the
analysis of non-competitive behavior in production. We provide a statistical test for the price …

This research was supported by the World Bank and the Social Sciences and Humanities
R~ search Council of Canada. Neither institution is responsible for the views expressed in …

This paper develops an empirical model of short-run pricing behavior for firms in a
homogeneous product oligopoly. It is based on the variable profit function and related output …

This paper attempts a synthetic census of the calibration/counterfactual style of empirical
research on the benefits of trade liberalization with imperfect competition and scale …

This paper attempts to measure the impact on Canada of a Canada-United Statessectoral
free trade arrangement'involving five manufacturing sectors. The analysis is based on a …