The Number and the Size Distribution of Firms in Sweden and Other European Countries

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The Number and the Size Distribution of Firms in Sweden and Other European Countries

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Johansson, D

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The study investigates changes in the number and the size distribution of firms in Sweden in the period 1968-1993. The number and the size distribution of Sedish firms are compared to the number and the size distribution of firms in eleven European countries.

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Paper provided by Industrial Institute for Economic and Social Research in its series Papers with number 483.

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Date of creation: 1997
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- Johansson, Dan, 1997. "The Number and the Size Distribution of Firms in Sweden and Other European Countries," Working Paper Series 483, Research Institute of Industrial Economics. [Downloadable!]

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L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms

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