Input Allocation in Multicrop Systems
提出一种仅利用加总可变投入和土地分配数据来估算各作物可变投入分配的方法，并比较了经验法则与利润最大化两种行为假设，发现经验法则更能解释数据，可用于改进区域作物预算信息。
Abstract Using data only on aggregate variable input use and land allocation, this paper suggests a methodology for allocating variable input use among crops and improvement of regional crop budget information. Two approaches for estimation of variable input allocations among production activities are examined. One relies on behavioral rules whereby input allocations follow accepted rules of thumb. The alternative approach is derived from profit maximization where input use responds instantaneously to changes in input and output prices. The behavioral rules dominate instantaneous response to prices in explaining the data analyzed in this paper and suggest the validity of a simple behavioral approach for developing enterprise budgets and cost of production estimates.