Decreasing returns to scale
Constant returns to scale
Increasing returns to scale with diminishing marginal product/utility
Increasing returns to scale with constant marginal product/utility
Increasing returns to scale with increasing marginal product/utility
Non-symmetric production/utility function with constant returns to scale
Non-symmetric production/utility function with increasing returns to scale
Profit maximization: production function with decreasing returns to scale
Profit maximization: production function with constant returns to scale
Utility maximization: utility function with decreasing returns to scale
Utility maximization: utility function with increasing returns to scale
Expenditure minimization: utility function with constant returns to scale
Literature and further reading:
The Structure of Economics, 3rd ed., Eugene Silberberg
MATLAB Documentation, MathWorks
Anatomy of CES Functions in 3D
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