cobb douglas

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cobb douglas

Postby ecomajor » Tue Oct 09, 2012 9:30 pm

Hi,

I have a data file containing observations on output, capital labor and technology for countries and I am having trouble estimating the cobb-douglas model.

Cobb-Douglas equation is Y = K^α L^β T^y
I used logs to get

log(Y)=αlog(K)+βlog(L)+ylog(T)

But how do i estimate it in eviews to get values for alpha, beta and y?

Appreciate all the help

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Re: cobb douglas

Postby EViews Gareth » Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:42 am

Quick-Estimate Equation, and then enter:

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Log(Y) log(K) log(L) log(T)
and hit return.

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Re: cobb douglas

Postby ecomajor » Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:35 am

i love you! thanks heaps bro

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Re: cobb douglas

Postby ecomajor » Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:38 am

Another quick question, how do you test for constant returns to scale using a Wald test?

again i appreciate all the help


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