Nonparametric cost and revenue functions under constant economies of scale: an enumeration approach for the single output or input case

This note shows how the linear programs needed to compute cost and revenue functions under constant returns to scale and a single output or input, respectively, can be replaced with a more efficient enumeration algorithm. A numerical example illustrates this algorithm

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