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Gibrat’s law and persistence of growth in Greek manufacturing

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  • Ioannis Giotopoulos

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  • Georgios Fotopoulos & Ioannis Giotopoulos, 2010. "Gibrat’s law and persistence of growth in Greek manufacturing," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 35(2), pages 191-202, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:35:y:2010:i:2:p:191-202
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-008-9163-5
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    Keywords

    Gibrat’s law; Persistence of growth; Size groups; Age groups; L11; L60; L26;
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    JEL classification:

    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
    • L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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