Positive Mathematical Programming
提出一种利用非线性产量或成本函数校准农业生产与资源利用模型的方法，通过约束线性规划自动校准产出、投入、目标函数值和对偶值，使模型满足竞争性企业的希克斯条件。
Abstract A method for calibrating models of agricultural production and resource use using nonlinear yield or cost functions is developed. The nonlinear parameters are shown to be implicit in the observed land allocation decisions at a regional or farm level. The method is implemented in three stages and initiated by a constrained linear program. The procedure automatically calibrates the model in terms of output, input use, objective function values and dual values on model constraints. The resulting nonlinear models show smooth responses to parameterization and satisfy the Hicksian conditions for competitive firms.