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Size Distribution of Output and Employment: A Data Set for Manufacturing Industries in Five OECD Countries, 1960s-1990

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  • Bart van Ark
  • Erik Monnikhof

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This paper presents a new data set on the number of enterprises, employees, gross output and value added in manufacturing by size category. The figures are obtained from censuses of manufactures and industrial surveys for three years (one year in the 1960s, one year in the 1970s, and one year in the late 1980s or 1990) and five OECD countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States). There are five or six size categories, which are established on the basis of the number of employees per enterprise or establishment. The level of industry disaggregation is according to that in the STAN database. The paper discusses the basic sources and presents the complete data set. It also contains a brief analysis of average firm size, relative productivity levels per size category and concentration ratios ... Cet article présente une nouvelle base de données sur le nombre d’entreprises et de salariés, la production brute et la valeur ajoutée dans le secteur manufacturier par catégorie de taille. Les chiffres ont été obtenus à partir des recensements des entreprises manufacturières et des enquêtes industrielles pour trois années (une dans les années 60, une dans les années 70 et une à la fin des années 80 ou en 1990) et cinq pays de l’OCDE (France, Allemagne, Japon, Royaume-Uni, États-Unis). Il y a cinq ou six catégories de tailles, établies sur la base du nombre de salariés par entreprise ou établissement. Le niveau de désagrégation dans l’industrie correspond à celui de la base de données STAN. L’article examine les sources fondamentales et présente l’ensemble des données. Il contient également une brève analyse de la taille moyenne de l’entreprise, des niveaux relatifs de productivité selon la taille et des taux de concentration ...

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  • Bart van Ark & Erik Monnikhof, 1996. "Size Distribution of Output and Employment: A Data Set for Manufacturing Industries in Five OECD Countries, 1960s-1990," OECD Economics Department Working Papers 166, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:ecoaaa:166-en
    DOI: 10.1787/207105163036
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