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Book SynopsisProfessor Green discusses the definition of consistent aggregation and the problem of grouping variables in a single equation; he deals with the aggregation of equations and the probable errors; and summarizes, with reference to the text, the considerations involved in selecting an appropriate form of aggregation. The author's survey presents a wel
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*CHAPTER 1. The problem of aggregation, pg. 3*CHAPTER 2. The concept of functional separability, pg. 9*CHAPTER 3. Two-stage maximization, pg. 17*CHAPTER 4. Homogeneous functional separability, pg. 25*CHAPTER 5. Degrees of freedom at a maximum: the importance of linearity, pg. 35*CHAPTER 6. Degrees of freedom restricted: optimal conditions of exchange and production, pg. 45*CHAPTER 7. Aggregation when optimal conditions of production or exchange are satisfied: discussion, pg. 53*CHAPTER 8. Other restrictions on the number of degrees of freedom, pg. 61*CHAPTER 9. Intermediate products and aggregation problems of input-output analysis, pg. 69*CHAPTER 10. "Capital" in models of economic growth, pg. 81*CHAPTER 11. Technical progress and capital measurement, pg. 91*CHAPTER 12. Aggregation and estimation, pg. 99*CHAPTER 13. The aggregate production function and the measurement of economic growth, pg. 107*CHAPTER 14. Summary: factors in the selection of an aggregation procedure, pg. 119*List of References, pg. 121*Index, pg. 127
