Input-Output coefficients
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-0611-X_464
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For some linear-programming and other production problems, we can interpret the Av = (aij) coefficients of the constraints Axv = bv as the amount of resource i required (input) to produce one unit of product j (output). More generally, an input-output matrix of American industries formed the bases of the economist Leontief's contribution to economic theory. Activity-analysis problem; Input-output analysis.
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