TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - The military production function
JO  - Defence and peace economics
A1  - Hildebrandt, Gregory G.
SP  - 247
EP  - 272
VL  - 10
IS  - 3
N2  - This article analyzes three methods of estimating the military production function which relates military inputs to a measure of military effectiveness. The econometric military production function employs historical data to estimate the relationship between inputs and military effectiveness. A production function estimated during the Vietnam War is provided as an example. The response-surface military production summarizes the input and output data of a large-scale military operations research model. This method is illustrated using a model that links maintenance manpower to aircraft sorties. The technological military production function is derived from underlying technological relationships.<p /> 
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SN  - 1024-2694
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10430719908404926
ID  - ref1
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