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constant returns to scale [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws of the Market (Economy)
  • Production (Economics)
  • Corporate Economics
DEF

... a state where there is no reason for diminishing returns to operate, since all factors grow in balance, and where all economies of large-scale production have already been realized ...

CONT

... perfect competition is best maintained when there are "constant returns to scale" when all factors are increased simultaneously in the same proportion.

Key term(s)
  • constant return to scale

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois du marché (Économie)
  • Production (Économie)
  • Économie de l'entreprise
Key term(s)
  • rendement constant à l'échelle
  • rendements d'échelle constants
  • rendement d'échelle constant

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Leyes del mercado (Economía)
  • Producción (Economía)
  • Economía empresarial
Key term(s)
  • retornos constantes a escala
  • retorno a escala constante
  • retorno constante a escala
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