A note on the Cobb-Douglas function

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author Vale, Richard
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contents This note observes that the Cobb-Douglas function is uniquely characterized by the property that, if the labour share of cost for a constant-returns-to-scale firm remains constant when the firm minimizes its cost for any given output level, then the firm's production function must be Cobb-Douglas.
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spellingShingle A note on the Cobb-Douglas function
Vale, Richard
General Economics
Economics
This note observes that the Cobb-Douglas function is uniquely characterized by the property that, if the labour share of cost for a constant-returns-to-scale firm remains constant when the firm minimizes its cost for any given output level, then the firm's production function must be Cobb-Douglas.
title A note on the Cobb-Douglas function
topic General Economics
Economics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.08067