elasticity of technical substitution

Definition

Responsiveness of a firm to price changes in the substitute of an input. It is measured as the ratio of proportionate-change in the relative quantity of two inputs to the proportionate-change in their relative prices. Elasticity of technical substitution shows to what degree two inputs can be substitutes for one another.



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