Derivation of the Hicks, or direct, elasticity of substitution from the input distance function

David Stern

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2010.06.002

Derivation of the Hicks, or direct, elasticity of substitution from the input distance function

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I derive a new symmetric elasticity of complementarity from the input distance function by imposing a constant distance condition. Assuming technical efficiency and a single output, the Hicks elasticity of substitution is its reciprocal.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	349-351
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	108
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2010.06.002
Publication status	Published - 2010

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Derivation of the Hicks, or direct, elasticity of substitution from the input distance function

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