生產與技術 - 經濟

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※ 引述《HamBearJ (C'EST CA QUE)》之銘言:
: 來源: 94政大企研
: 科目: 經濟學
: 問題: The expansion path for a constant returns to scale production function
: (A) is a straight line through the origin with a slope greater than one
: if w > v.
: (B) is a straight line through the origin with a slope less than one
: if w < v.
: (C) is a striaght line through the origin though its slope cannot be
: determined by w and v alone.
: (D) has a postive slope but is not necessarily a straight line.
: 答案: (C)
: 我的想法: 我不知道要怎麼在滿足固定規模報酬的生產函數下, 確定擴張線是通過原點
: 的直線. 我試著假設一個Cobb-Douglas生產函數滿足一階齊次, 確實是如此
: 請大家幫忙看一下, 謝謝!!


定義:Expansion path (EP) ,在給定要素價格不變下,生產產量Q改變下,所有的

均衡連線軌跡。


模型如下:

min wL + rK

s.t Q=Q(L,K)

w為工資給定,r為資本的價格給定,Q為外生給定


利用拉氏函數可以設定成如下:

L = wL + rK + 入 ( Q - Q ( L , K) )

F.O.C

w = 入MPL (1)

r = 入MPK (2)

Q = Q(L,K) (3)

由(1) (2) 解得


w/r = MPL / MPK (4)

Q = Q (L,K) (5)


因為已知 Q = Q (L, K)為固定規模報酬<=>(若且唯若) Q為一階齊次

寫成 Q(aL,aK)=aQ(L,K),令a=1/L

Q(1,K/L)=Q/L => q(K/L)=Q/L , 定義k=K/L

又可以推得:Q=L*q(K/L) , 定義 dq(k)/dk = MPk

因此 MPK=MPk

另外 MPL= q - MPk*K/L = q-MPk*k

由此代入(4) 可知:

w/r = {q-MPk*k}/MPk

=> w/r = q(k)/MPk(k) - k
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例子:

令 Q = L^(1-a)K^(a)

=> q(k)=k^a

MPk(k)=ak^(a-1)

=> w/r = k^a / ak^(a-1) - k


=> w/r =k/a - k = (1/a-1)k

=> k= (w/r)*(1-a)/a , 0<a<1 , k=K/L

=> K= {(w/r)*(1-a)/a}*L ,若L=0 則 K=0

因此確實,可以解得EP為一通過原點的直線。











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Oliver avatarOliver2009-01-04
感謝感謝!!