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Variable Proportions Theory

Variable Proportions Theory is a production theory in microeconomics that explains how firms adjust the ratios of variable inputs to fixed inputs in the short run to achieve optimal output levels, distinguishing itself from fixed proportions models by allowing substitutability among factors of production.

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Authors

18

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2017–2026

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Publications

26

Substitution and Fixed Proportions in the Theory of Capital

Robert M. Solow · The Review of Economic Studies · 1962 · 205 citations

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Congestion of Production Factors

Rolf Färe, Leif Svensson · Econometrica · 1980 · 150 citations

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Vertical Control with Variable Proportions

Frederick R. Warren‐Boulton · Journal of Political Economy · 1974 · 148 citations

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Validation and representation of fluid inclusion microthermometric data using the fluid inclusion assemblage (FIA) concept.

Chi Guo, Lu Huan · Acta Petrologica Sinica · 2008 · 128 citations

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The Evidence on Appropriate Factor Proportions for Manufacturing in Less Developed Countries: A Survey

Lawrence J. White · Economic Development and Cultural Change · 1978 · 110 citations

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Authors

37

  1. FR
    Frederick R. Warren‐Boulton

    American University, United States

    2 publications · 170 citations

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  2. LH
    Lu Huan

    1 publications · 128 citations

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  3. OR
    Oliver René Ramírez Guerrero

    Hospital Angeles Clinica Londres, Mexico

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  4. NI
    Noé Isaías Gracida Mancilla

    Hospital Angeles Clinica Londres, Mexico

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  5. DP
    Dirk Pette

    University of Konstanz, Germany

    1 publications · 43 citations

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Institutions

18

  1. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

    Mainz, Germany

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    104 citations

  2. Durango Institute of Technology

    Durango, Mexico

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  3. Agricultural & Applied Economics Association

    Milwaukee, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    31 citations

  4. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    92 citations

  5. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  6. Hospital General de México

    Mexico City, Mexico

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    24 citations

  7. Hospital Angeles Clinica Londres

    Mexico City, Mexico

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  8. Newcastle University

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    64 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Political Economy

    JPE · 2 publications · 202 citations

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  2. American Economic Review

    2 publications · 62 citations

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  3. The Quarterly Journal of Economics

    QJE · 2 publications · 91 citations

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  4. Journal of Agricultural Economics

    JAE · 1 publications · 92 citations

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  5. Agricultural Economics

    1 publications · 31 citations

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