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LUCAS, ROBERT, E.

1990 Oxford Economic Papers

doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a041948

Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes " * This paper is a version of the Hicks Lecture, which I had the honor to give in March, 1989. I would like to thank Peter Sinclair for his hospitality on that occasion. " With respect to the analysis of taxation, I am originally a student of Arnold Harberger, and I am grateful for his comments on this paper as well. More recently, I have benefitted from instruction, comments and criticism from Christophe Chamley, Kenneth Judd, Laurence Kothkoff, Kevin M. Murphy, Edward Prescott, Sherwin Rosen, Nancy Stokey and Lawrence Summers. Peter Sinclair and James Mirrlees provided useful comments after the Hicks Lecture, as did Costas Azariadis and Joan Esteban at the June, 1989 Conference in Santander, Spain. Finally, I thank Chi-Wa Yuen both for his comments and his expert assistance. © Oxford University Press

FRIEDMAN, JAMES, W.

1990 Oxford Economic Papers

doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a041949

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TSUR,, YACOV;STERNBERG,, MENACHEM;HOCHMAN,, EITHAN

1990 Oxford Economic Papers

doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a041950

Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes * This work was partially supported by BARD project F-085-85 and by the P. Monaster center for Economic Research. The helpful comments of Jimmy Weinblatt, Amos Zemel and anonymous referees of this journal are appreciated. © Oxford University Press

BLANCHFLOWER, DAVID, G.;OSWALD, ANDREW, J.

1990 Oxford Economic Papers

doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a041951

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HARTOG,, JOOP;VRIEND,, NICK

1990 Oxford Economic Papers

doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a041952

Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes * We wish to thank Paul Brassé for access to his data (and for his comments) and Michael Visser for having written an ‘ordered-response’ computer programme. Valuable comments by Justus Veenman and Theo Roelandt are gratefully acknowledged. The paper was presented at the Econometric Society European Meeting 1987 in Copenhagen, where Costas Meghir was an appreciated discussant. The comments by two anonymous referees substantially improved the paper. © Oxford University Press

DIXON,, HUW

1990 Oxford Economic Papers

doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a041953

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WILDASIN, DAVID, E.

1990 Oxford Economic Papers

doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a041954

Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes * I am grateful to G Stolnitz for introducing me to the study of social security and fertility. I have benefitted from comments on earlier versions of this paper, dating from April 1985, including those of P. Pestieau, P. J. N. Sinclair, R. J. Willis, seminar participants at Northwestern University, and two anonymous referees. I bear sole responsibility for the views in this paper, and for any possible errors or omissions. This paper was revised while visiting the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics at the Université Catholique de Louvain and the Institut für Gesellschafts- und Wirtchaftswissenschaften at the Universität Bonn during 1986–87. I am very grateful to both for their hospitality and support, and to the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft for support through the Sonderforschungsbereich 303. © Oxford University Press

LANDON,, STUART

1990 Oxford Economic Papers

doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a041955

Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes * Slobodan Djajic, Richard G. Harris, Thomas H. McCurdy, Douglas D. Purvis, Peter Sinclair, C. E. Smith and two referees provided useful comments, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada provided financial assistance. © Oxford University Press

HARDWICK,, PHILIP

1990 Oxford Economic Papers

doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a041956

Abstract A translog multi-product cost function is estimated jointly with a derived input cost share equation to obtain estimates of overall economies of scale and ‘augmented’ overall economies of scale for the United Kingdom building society industry. The ‘augmented’ measure takes into account induced changes in the number of building society branch offices as the outputs vary. The parameter estimates are then used to compute the derivatives of the marginal costs of each product to test for product-specific economies of scale and economies of scope. This content is only available as a PDF. © Oxford University Press

CLARETE, RAMON, L.;ROUMASSET, JAMES, A.

1990 Oxford Economic Papers

doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.oep.a041957

Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. Author notes * Originally presented at the International Economic Association Congress, New Delhi, December 1–5, 1986. We are grateful to the participants in session 13 and two referees for helpful comments and suggestions. All remaining errors in this paper are our sole responsibility © Oxford University Press