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I have not delved into either of these but they might offer some clues/direction. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mpra.ub.uni-2Dmuenchen.de_44336_1_MPRA-5Fpaper-5F44336.pdf&d=DwIBaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=LtbujWNPdbzw6j8eq9-RJVMBctp9ndCoqGEy57VsNLQ&m=IE_C-LlRFSQ7ql77G3Hg_gj9AsyU1GNlsYdUoJB9dZc&s=6_wEuA-uoYAyvFVQyM7r5qn6w3qTotNb_sbCEfO9vi4&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nap.edu_read_10169_chapter_13-23203&d=DwIBaQ&c=Cu5g146wZdoqVuKpTNsYHeFX_rg6kWhlkLF8Eft-wwo&r=LtbujWNPdbzw6j8eq9-RJVMBctp9ndCoqGEy57VsNLQ&m=IE_C-LlRFSQ7ql77G3Hg_gj9AsyU1GNlsYdUoJB9dZc&s=2_vvVbvnrNbmwBAvY5IbQrQEAHchTJ67jK1I9aQd9Ms&e= Brian On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 11:20 AM Kemp, Thomas A. <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear AFEE folks, > > I'm working on a project where we are estimating physical potential > economic output of specific manufactured goods. > > I've already identified the firms that could likely 'do the work' using a > mix of Census data, NAICS coding, and proprietary firm data. > > From the latter I have data on the economic value (Revenues) of output at > the firm and industry level but would prefer to be able to present findings > in terms of physical output (e.g., Tonnes of manufactured output). > > There's virtually no lit on this that I can find on how to go about doing > this in a practical way. There are a couple of papers on Chinese physical > capacity that I've found (clearly targeted towards the potential of > military production) but almost nothing else. > > So here's my question; > > I'm sure that a lot of thought was put into this problem during the early > days of the second world war. E.g., "How many tanks can this Ford car plant > turn out in a week"? Does anybody know of where I might find some published > description of the processes that economists of the era employed to do > this? > > I know that Veblen worked on this kind of stuff during World War I but > that process seems to have been pretty unscientific. (At least Veblen > didn't go into any detail that I can find.) > > Given that there are a couple 100 firms that I've identified I'm hoping to > find something better than 'just go ask them'. > > > Many thanks, > Tom > > > Dr. Thomas Kemp > > Chair and Professor > > Department of Economics > > University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire > > Eau Claire, WI 54702 > > > [log in to unmask] > > 715 836 2150 > -- Brian Eggleston, Ph.D. Department of Economics Augustana University Sioux Falls, SD 57197 Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free. Jim Morrison (The Doors)