Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 75 No. 4 1961
Estimation of Optimum Size of Plant by the Survivor Technique
Abstract
I. The nature of optimum size, 569. — II. Problems in estimating optimum size, 570. — III. Previous techniques for the estimation of optimum size, 572. — IV. The survivor technique, 572. — V. Applying the technique, 574. — VI. An investigation of the relationship between optimum plant size and various economic variables, 582. — VII. Summary and conclusions, 596. — Appendix I. Optimum size in 89 American manufacturing industries, 598. — Appendix II. Four possible movements in the distribution of plants, 603. — Appendix III. Measurement of the independent variables, 605.
- DOI
- 10.2307/1884320
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 569
- Sources
- openalex crossref