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Cobb-Douglas production function with expenditures rather than units
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I want to estimate a standard Cobb-Douglas production function of the form
$ Y=AK^alphaL^beta$. However, I only have data on labour expenditures, not units of labour. I don't have data on the price of labour $w$ either, so I can't back out the units of labour from expenditures. Is it okay to estimate the production function (in a GMM regression framework) using labour expenditures instead of units of labour?
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I want to estimate a standard Cobb-Douglas production function of the form
$ Y=AK^alphaL^beta$. However, I only have data on labour expenditures, not units of labour. I don't have data on the price of labour $w$ either, so I can't back out the units of labour from expenditures. Is it okay to estimate the production function (in a GMM regression framework) using labour expenditures instead of units of labour?
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I want to estimate a standard Cobb-Douglas production function of the form
$ Y=AK^alphaL^beta$. However, I only have data on labour expenditures, not units of labour. I don't have data on the price of labour $w$ either, so I can't back out the units of labour from expenditures. Is it okay to estimate the production function (in a GMM regression framework) using labour expenditures instead of units of labour?
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I want to estimate a standard Cobb-Douglas production function of the form
$ Y=AK^alphaL^beta$. However, I only have data on labour expenditures, not units of labour. I don't have data on the price of labour $w$ either, so I can't back out the units of labour from expenditures. Is it okay to estimate the production function (in a GMM regression framework) using labour expenditures instead of units of labour?
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Sure you can, just that your interpretation of your variables in your analysis changes however. In this case you are analyzing how investment in differing factors of production affect output.
I'd recommend that you may want to estimate a more flexible functional form like the Translog Production Function to check if your function is CES instead of just a simple cobb-douglas.
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Ok, thanks! And thanks for the recommendation! The translog production function is distinct from just log transforming a regular Cobb-Douglas production function, right?
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@leecarvallo yep its different, see this here for more details. economics.stackexchange.com/questions/26144/… be sure to accept and upvote this answer if it answers your question. It helps move the site out of beta.
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If prices are constant than quantities are proportional to expenditures. Consider :
$$ Y=AK^alphaL^beta = A(fracE_Kr)^alpha(fracE_Lw)^beta $$
$$ = (fracAr^alpha w^alpha)(E_K)^alpha(E_L)^beta $$
$$ = tildeA(E_K)^alpha(E_L)^beta $$
If prices don't vary too much this may be an acceptable approximation. However, notice that this is a log-additive function:
$$ lnY_t = y_t = a - alpha cdot r_t - beta cdot w_t + alpha cdot ln (E_K,t) + beta cdot ln (E_L,t)$$
If you estimate a regression with time fixed effects, it absorbs the $a - alpha cdot r_t - beta cdot w_t $ term and your expenditures regressions give the same results for $alpha$ and $beta$ as if you knew the quantities. If you want to know $alpha$ or $beta$ this is fine, but you won't identify $a$ this way.
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Sure you can, just that your interpretation of your variables in your analysis changes however. In this case you are analyzing how investment in differing factors of production affect output.
I'd recommend that you may want to estimate a more flexible functional form like the Translog Production Function to check if your function is CES instead of just a simple cobb-douglas.
answered 6 hours ago
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Ok, thanks! And thanks for the recommendation! The translog production function is distinct from just log transforming a regular Cobb-Douglas production function, right?
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– leecarvallo
6 hours ago
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@leecarvallo yep its different, see this here for more details. economics.stackexchange.com/questions/26144/… be sure to accept and upvote this answer if it answers your question. It helps move the site out of beta.
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– EconJohn♦
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Sure you can, just that your interpretation of your variables in your analysis changes however. In this case you are analyzing how investment in differing factors of production affect output.
I'd recommend that you may want to estimate a more flexible functional form like the Translog Production Function to check if your function is CES instead of just a simple cobb-douglas.
answered 6 hours ago
EconJohn♦EconJohn
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Ok, thanks! And thanks for the recommendation! The translog production function is distinct from just log transforming a regular Cobb-Douglas production function, right?
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– leecarvallo
6 hours ago
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@leecarvallo yep its different, see this here for more details. economics.stackexchange.com/questions/26144/… be sure to accept and upvote this answer if it answers your question. It helps move the site out of beta.
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– EconJohn♦
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Sure you can, just that your interpretation of your variables in your analysis changes however. In this case you are analyzing how investment in differing factors of production affect output.
I'd recommend that you may want to estimate a more flexible functional form like the Translog Production Function to check if your function is CES instead of just a simple cobb-douglas.
answered 6 hours ago
EconJohn♦EconJohn
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Sure you can, just that your interpretation of your variables in your analysis changes however. In this case you are analyzing how investment in differing factors of production affect output.
I'd recommend that you may want to estimate a more flexible functional form like the Translog Production Function to check if your function is CES instead of just a simple cobb-douglas.
answered 6 hours ago
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Ok, thanks! And thanks for the recommendation! The translog production function is distinct from just log transforming a regular Cobb-Douglas production function, right?
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– leecarvallo
6 hours ago
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@leecarvallo yep its different, see this here for more details. economics.stackexchange.com/questions/26144/… be sure to accept and upvote this answer if it answers your question. It helps move the site out of beta.
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– EconJohn♦
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Ok, thanks! And thanks for the recommendation! The translog production function is distinct from just log transforming a regular Cobb-Douglas production function, right?
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– leecarvallo
6 hours ago
1
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@leecarvallo yep its different, see this here for more details. economics.stackexchange.com/questions/26144/… be sure to accept and upvote this answer if it answers your question. It helps move the site out of beta.
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– EconJohn♦
6 hours ago
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Ok, thanks! And thanks for the recommendation! The translog production function is distinct from just log transforming a regular Cobb-Douglas production function, right?
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– leecarvallo
6 hours ago
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Ok, thanks! And thanks for the recommendation! The translog production function is distinct from just log transforming a regular Cobb-Douglas production function, right?
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– leecarvallo
6 hours ago
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@leecarvallo yep its different, see this here for more details. economics.stackexchange.com/questions/26144/… be sure to accept and upvote this answer if it answers your question. It helps move the site out of beta.
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– EconJohn♦
6 hours ago
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@leecarvallo yep its different, see this here for more details. economics.stackexchange.com/questions/26144/… be sure to accept and upvote this answer if it answers your question. It helps move the site out of beta.
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6 hours ago
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If prices are constant than quantities are proportional to expenditures. Consider :
$$ Y=AK^alphaL^beta = A(fracE_Kr)^alpha(fracE_Lw)^beta $$
$$ = (fracAr^alpha w^alpha)(E_K)^alpha(E_L)^beta $$
$$ = tildeA(E_K)^alpha(E_L)^beta $$
If prices don't vary too much this may be an acceptable approximation. However, notice that this is a log-additive function:
$$ lnY_t = y_t = a - alpha cdot r_t - beta cdot w_t + alpha cdot ln (E_K,t) + beta cdot ln (E_L,t)$$
If you estimate a regression with time fixed effects, it absorbs the $a - alpha cdot r_t - beta cdot w_t $ term and your expenditures regressions give the same results for $alpha$ and $beta$ as if you knew the quantities. If you want to know $alpha$ or $beta$ this is fine, but you won't identify $a$ this way.
answered 5 hours ago
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If prices are constant than quantities are proportional to expenditures. Consider :
$$ Y=AK^alphaL^beta = A(fracE_Kr)^alpha(fracE_Lw)^beta $$
$$ = (fracAr^alpha w^alpha)(E_K)^alpha(E_L)^beta $$
$$ = tildeA(E_K)^alpha(E_L)^beta $$
If prices don't vary too much this may be an acceptable approximation. However, notice that this is a log-additive function:
$$ lnY_t = y_t = a - alpha cdot r_t - beta cdot w_t + alpha cdot ln (E_K,t) + beta cdot ln (E_L,t)$$
If you estimate a regression with time fixed effects, it absorbs the $a - alpha cdot r_t - beta cdot w_t $ term and your expenditures regressions give the same results for $alpha$ and $beta$ as if you knew the quantities. If you want to know $alpha$ or $beta$ this is fine, but you won't identify $a$ this way.
answered 5 hours ago
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If prices are constant than quantities are proportional to expenditures. Consider :
$$ Y=AK^alphaL^beta = A(fracE_Kr)^alpha(fracE_Lw)^beta $$
$$ = (fracAr^alpha w^alpha)(E_K)^alpha(E_L)^beta $$
$$ = tildeA(E_K)^alpha(E_L)^beta $$
If prices don't vary too much this may be an acceptable approximation. However, notice that this is a log-additive function:
$$ lnY_t = y_t = a - alpha cdot r_t - beta cdot w_t + alpha cdot ln (E_K,t) + beta cdot ln (E_L,t)$$
If you estimate a regression with time fixed effects, it absorbs the $a - alpha cdot r_t - beta cdot w_t $ term and your expenditures regressions give the same results for $alpha$ and $beta$ as if you knew the quantities. If you want to know $alpha$ or $beta$ this is fine, but you won't identify $a$ this way.
answered 5 hours ago
BKayBKay
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If prices are constant than quantities are proportional to expenditures. Consider :
$$ Y=AK^alphaL^beta = A(fracE_Kr)^alpha(fracE_Lw)^beta $$
$$ = (fracAr^alpha w^alpha)(E_K)^alpha(E_L)^beta $$
$$ = tildeA(E_K)^alpha(E_L)^beta $$
If prices don't vary too much this may be an acceptable approximation. However, notice that this is a log-additive function:
$$ lnY_t = y_t = a - alpha cdot r_t - beta cdot w_t + alpha cdot ln (E_K,t) + beta cdot ln (E_L,t)$$
If you estimate a regression with time fixed effects, it absorbs the $a - alpha cdot r_t - beta cdot w_t $ term and your expenditures regressions give the same results for $alpha$ and $beta$ as if you knew the quantities. If you want to know $alpha$ or $beta$ this is fine, but you won't identify $a$ this way.
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