Do the following production functions exhibit increasing, constant, or decreasing returns to scale in K and L?

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Do the following production functions exhibit increasing, constant, or decreasing returns to scale in K and L? (Assume Ā is some fixed positive number.)
(a) Y = K1/2L1/2
(b) Y = K2/3L2/3
(c) Y = K1/3L1/2
(d) Y = K + L
(e) Y = K + K1/3L1/3
(f) Y = K1/3L2/3 + Ā
(g) Y = K1/3L2/3 - Ā
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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 978-0393923902

3rd edition

Authors: Charles I. Jones

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