MULTI-PRODUCT COST ATTRIBUTES: A STUDY OF U.K. BUILDING SOCIETIES |
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Authors: | HARDWICK PHILIP |
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Institution: | University of Southampton, Department of Economics Southampton, SO9 5NH |
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Abstract: | A translog multi-product cost function is estimated jointlywith a derived input cost share equation to obtain estimatesof overall economies of scale and augmented overalleconomies of scale for the United Kingdom building society industry.The augmented measure takes into account inducedchanges in the number of building society branch offices asthe outputs vary. The parameter estimates are then used to computethe derivatives of the marginal costs of each product to testfor product-specific economies of scale and economies of scope. |
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