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Production and Input-use Efficiency in the Sawmilling Industry of Peninsular Malaysia

Production functions for the sawmilling industry in three states of Peninsular Malaysia are estimated. Sawntimber output is regressed with gross capital and labour as independent variables. The returns to scale underlying the sawmilling industry are estimated. The findings of this study do provide u...

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Main Author: Othman, Mohd Shahwahid
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Language:English
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Published: 1985
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spelling my.upm.eprints.25022013-05-27T07:01:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2502/ Production and Input-use Efficiency in the Sawmilling Industry of Peninsular Malaysia Othman, Mohd Shahwahid Production functions for the sawmilling industry in three states of Peninsular Malaysia are estimated. Sawntimber output is regressed with gross capital and labour as independent variables. The returns to scale underlying the sawmilling industry are estimated. The findings of this study do provide useful indications on efficiency of input utilisation, subject to potential sources of bias noted in the paper. 1985 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2502/1/Production_and_Input-use_Efficiency_in_the.pdf Othman, Mohd Shahwahid (1985) Production and Input-use Efficiency in the Sawmilling Industry of Peninsular Malaysia. Pertanika, 8 (2). pp. 203-213. English
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description Production functions for the sawmilling industry in three states of Peninsular Malaysia are estimated. Sawntimber output is regressed with gross capital and labour as independent variables. The returns to scale underlying the sawmilling industry are estimated. The findings of this study do provide useful indications on efficiency of input utilisation, subject to potential sources of bias noted in the paper.
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author Othman, Mohd Shahwahid
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Production and Input-use Efficiency in the Sawmilling Industry of Peninsular Malaysia
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title Production and Input-use Efficiency in the Sawmilling Industry of Peninsular Malaysia
title_short Production and Input-use Efficiency in the Sawmilling Industry of Peninsular Malaysia
title_full Production and Input-use Efficiency in the Sawmilling Industry of Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Production and Input-use Efficiency in the Sawmilling Industry of Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Production and Input-use Efficiency in the Sawmilling Industry of Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort production and input-use efficiency in the sawmilling industry of peninsular malaysia
publishDate 1985
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2502/1/Production_and_Input-use_Efficiency_in_the.pdf
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