Re: Re: Re: Re: David Neumark (really)

["Max Sawicky" <sawicky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If DN made inferences about black/white marginal productivity from a
specification like this, I'm not sure I want him on my side.

mbs

> Q = f([white male labor input], [black male labor input], [white female
labor
> input], [black female labor input], [other labor input, I assume], capital
input)
>
> Assume Q = [input 1] ^B1 x [input 2] ^B2 x ... x [input n] ^Bn is the form
for n
> inputs, and use translog methods to estimate the B's.  Evaluate at the
actual
> levels of factor inputs to get marginal productivities.  {Q here means
value of
> output, by the way.  Q and the inputs are vectors whose elements are
detailed
> industries.}