Volume 8
Issue 4
Economics
JOURNAL OF
POLISH
AGRICULTURAL
UNIVERSITIES
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USE OF CONCEPT OF HORMESIS PHENOMENON TO EXPLAIN THE LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS PART II
Stanisław Szarek
Department of Economics and Agribusiness Organization,
University of Podlasie, Siedlce, Poland
ABSTRACT
In the paper there was presented functioning of hormesis phenomenon, which is understood as stimulating effect on living organisms of low doses of substances, which are growth inhibitors in higher doses. It was pointed out that the law of diminishing returns is a consequence of hormesis phenomenon.
Key words: economics of agriculture, law of diminishing returns, production intensity, production efficiency, hormesis phenomenon.
Stanisław Szarek
Department of Economics and Agribusiness Organization,
University of Podlasie, Siedlce, Poland
B. Prusa 12, 08-110 Siedlce, Poland
email: szarek@ap.siedlce.pl
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