Estimating Scale and Scope Economies of Academic Libraries: Using the Flexible Fixed Cost Quadratic Function

IF 0.3 4区管理学 Q4 INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE

Library Trends Pub Date : 2022-01-01 DOI:10.1353/lib.2022.0005

L. Liu, Charles Terng

引用次数: 1

Abstract

Abstract:This study estimates scale and scope economies of academic libraries. Previous studies using Cobb-Douglas cost function or a linear cost function have limitations in measuring multiple outputs of academic libraries since they used circulation as a single output measure. They also have limitations in estimating long-run cost functions of academic libraries. Some researchers applied the translog cost function to public libraries and recognized the multiple-output nature of libraries, but they mostly failed to incorporate multiple output measures in their analyses empirically. This study develops multiple aggregate output measures and applies the flexible fixed cost quadratic function to academic libraries.

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用弹性固定成本二次函数估算高校图书馆的规模经济和范围经济

摘要：本研究估计了高校图书馆的规模经济和范围经济。先前使用Cobb Douglas成本函数或线性成本函数的研究在衡量学术图书馆的多个产出方面存在局限性，因为它们使用流通量作为单一产出衡量标准。它们在估计学术图书馆的长期成本函数方面也有局限性。一些研究者将translog成本函数应用于公共图书馆，并认识到图书馆的多重产出性质，但他们大多未能在实证分析中纳入多重产出指标。本研究开发了多种综合产出指标，并将灵活的固定成本二次函数应用于高校图书馆。

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Library Trends INFORMATION SCIENCE & LIBRARY SCIENCE-

CiteScore

1.20

自引率

12.50%

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