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Does Classical Competition Explain the Statistical Features of Firm Growth?

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  • Alfarano, Simone
  • Milaković, Mishael

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We express the idea of classical competition in a statistical equilibrium model, where the tendency for competition to equalize profit rates results in an exponential power (or Subbotin) distribution. The model supports and extends recent evidence on the Laplace distribution of growth rates in firm size. We also find tent-shaped distributions in the size growth rates of Forbes Global 2000 companies, which we interpret as preliminary evidence in favor of the hypothesis that classical competition is a globally operating mechanism. --

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Paper provided by Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Department of Economics in its series Economics Working Papers with number 2008,03.

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Handle: RePEc:zbw:cauewp:7022

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Keywords: Statistical equilibrium; classical competition; maximum entropy; profit rates; firm growth rates; Subbotin distribution; Laplace distribution;

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  1. Sylvain Barde, 2012. "Back to the future: economic rationality and maximum entropy prediction," Studies in Economics 1202, Department of Economics, University of Kent.
  2. Erlingsson, Einar Jón & Alfarano, Simone & Raberto, Marco & Stefánsson, Hlynur, 2012. "On the distributional properties of size, pro fit and growth of Icelandic firms," MPRA Paper 35857, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  3. Giulio Bottazzi & Angelo Secchi, 2011. "A New Class of Asymmetric Exponential Power Densities with Applications to Economics and Finance," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-00642696, HAL.
  4. Matthias Duschl & Thomas Brenner, 2011. "Characteristics of Regional Industry-specific Employment Growth – Empirical Evidence for Germany," Working Papers on Innovation and Space 2011-07, Philipps University Marburg, Department of Geography.
  5. Alfarano, Simone & Förster, Niels & Milaković, Mishael & Mundt, Philipp, 2013. "The real versus the financial economy: A global tale of stability versus volatility," Economics Discussion Papers 2013-8, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

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