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This analysis aims to investigate the Cobb-Douglas production function in European Union countries, focusing on input elasticities and economies of scale.

April 18, 2026International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance

The aggregation problem: The case of a Cobb-Douglas production function for European Union countries

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CAChristos AgiakloglouUniversity of Piraeus APAnargyros Panormitis PellasUniversity of Piraeus

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Panel data analysis reveals varying economies of scale among EU countries, indicating data aggregation can obscure individual differences.

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This analysis aims to investigate the Cobb-Douglas production function in European Union countries, focusing on input elasticities and economies of scale.
Conducted panel data analysis of EU countries
Applied time series regression to evaluate input elasticities
Compared individual country data with aggregated results
Found uniform characteristics of input elasticities across EU countries
Identified significant differences in economies of scale among countries
Highlighting that data aggregation masks important individual country variations

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Agiakloglou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e3215140886becb65407b9 https://doi.org/10.1142/s0219024926500081

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Panel data analysis reveals varying economies of scale among EU countries, indicating data aggregation can obscure individual differences.

The aggregation problem: The case of a Cobb-Douglas production function for European Union countries

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The aggregation problem: The case of a Cobb-Douglas production function for European Union countries

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