[CITATION][C] Returns to scale in US surface mining of coal

R Färe, BJ Yoon - Resources and Energy, 1985 - Elsevier
Rolf FARE Bong Joon YOON Important characteristics of a production technology are returns to
scale and optimal scale (ie, outp Page 1 Resources and Energy 7 (1985) 341-352.
North-Holland ‘\ RETURNS TO SCALE IN US SURFACE MINING OF COAL Rolf FARE Southern
Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA Bong Joon YOON State University of Niw York,
Binghamton, NY 13901, USA 1 Final version received February 1985 This paper applies a
ray-homothetic production function in order to study returns to scale and optimal scale in US …