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returns to scale N ACCOUNT

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returns to scale

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If the coefficient of output elasticity is greater than 1, then production is experiencing increasing returns to scale. en.wikipedia.org

It is important to note that these increasing returns to scale are a major contributing factor to the growth of cities. en.wikipedia.org

This last law is the least intuitive and is based on the argument that the non-industrial sector has diminishing returns to scale. en.wikipedia.org

Firms experiencing increasing returns to scale are also experiencing decreasing average total costs. en.wikipedia.org

Constant returns to scale is the in-between case. en.wikipedia.org

This occurs due to centralization of capital and in industries where there are increasing returns to scale. en.wikipedia.org

The law of diminishing marginal returns applies regardless of whether the production function exhibits increasing, decreasing or constant returns to scale. en.wikipedia.org

Adding more inputs will not increase the income earned per unit of input (unless there are increasing returns to scale). en.wikipedia.org

If the production function contains only one input, then the output elasticity is also an indicator of the degree of returns to scale. en.wikipedia.org

Under the assumption of constant returns to scale, it is equal to the proportion of national income received in profits. en.wikipedia.org

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