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Cobb–Douglas production function

macroeconomic formula that describes productivity
Class type of: production function Q847163

Facts

4 properties
Subclass of
production function[3]
Defining formula
Y(L,K)=AL^\alpha K^\beta[4]
In defining formula
Y, \alpha, \beta, L, K, A[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Named after
Charles Cobb, Paul Douglas[1][2]
🏷️ Also known as
en Cobb–Douglas production function ar تابع كوب-دوجلاس ar تابع كوب-دوغلاس cs Cobbova–Douglasova produkční funkce cs Cobbova-Douglasova produkční funkce cs Cobb-Douglasova produkční funkce de Cobb-Douglas-Produktionsfunktion de Cobb-Douglas-Funktion es Función de Cobb Douglas es Función de Cobb-Douglas es Funcion de produccion Cobb Douglas es Funcion de produccion Cobb-Douglas es Funcion de producción Cobb Douglas es Funcion de producción Cobb-Douglas es Función de producción Cobb Douglas es Función de producción Cobb-Douglas es Funcion de produccion de Cobb-Douglas es Función de producción de Cobb-Douglas es Cobb-Douglas es Funcion Cobb Douglas
🔖 Identifiers · 7
OpenAlex ID
C2777721285
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Cobb-Douglas-function
Freebase ID
/m/01z726
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
cobb-douglas-production-function
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777721285
STW Thesaurus for Economics ID
10307-3
Stack Exchange tag
economics.stackexchange.com

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Named after 2
Paul Douglas, Charles Cobb
Subclass of 1
production function
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