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Noting the variety of methods by which the concept of economic capacity is measured and the different ways that the concept is defined, Richard E. Gift seeks here to develop a conceptual framework within which a meaningful interpretation of these many definitions and measures of productive capacity can be made.

Gift's method is to show the common structure that is shared by all capacity concepts and arguments. This structure consists of a list of variables that must always be considered when assessing the economic capacity of productive equipment. He then shows that the problems which arise in comparing capacities for different dates can be expressed in the form of a few simple generalizations. His third step is to illustrate specific problems. Finally, he sets out to develop a test for the logical completeness of any argument about capacity.

Richard Gift is assistant professor of economics at the University of Kentucky.

Publication Date

1968

Publisher

The University Press of Kentucky

Place of Publication

Lexington, KY

ISBN

9780813152776

eISBN

9780813163222

Keywords

Industrial capacity, Economic capacity

Disciplines

Economics

Estimating Economic Capacity
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