Autonomy of profit rate distribution and its dynamics from firm size measures: A statistical equilibrium approach
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Keywords
diffusion process; firm size; Laplace distribution; long-lived firms; profit rate dynamics; statistical equilibrium;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
- C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation, Validation, and Selection
- D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
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