Econometrica

Journal Of The Econometric Society

An International Society for the Advancement of Economic
Theory in its Relation to Statistics and Mathematics

Edited by: Guido W. Imbens • Print ISSN: 0012-9682 • Online ISSN: 1468-0262

Econometrica: Jul, 1957, Volume 25, Issue 3

An Elementary Analysis of the Leontief System

https://doi.org/0012-9682(195707)25:3<456:AEAOTL>2.0.CO;2-U
p. 456-462

Lionel McKenzie

The standard theorems on the Leontief System are proved in a new and elementary way. These concern the existence of a unique nonnegative solution, duality properties, efficiency and profitability, and the generalization to allow substitution of the inputs to an industry.


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