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The economic contribution of high-growth firms: Do definitions matter?

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  • Daunfeldt, Sven-Olov

    (The Ratio Institute)

  • Elert, Niklas

    (The Ratio Institute)

  • Johansson, Dan

    ()

    (The Ratio Institute)

Abstract

Prior studies have defined high-growth firms (HGFs) in terms of sales or employment, and analyzed their contribution to employment growth. We define HGFs by employment and sales and add definitions of value added and productivity. We examine the contribution of HGFs to employment growth, economic growth, productivity growth, and sales growth. All HGFs give a disproportionately large positive contribution to economic growth and most also give large positive contributions to growth in employment, productivity and sales. Although HGFs of different definitions are usually not the same firms, young firms are more likely to be HGFs irrespective of definition.

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Length: 20 pages
Date of creation: 01 Jan 2010
Handle: RePEc:hhs:huiwps:0035
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Keywords: Gazelles; Firm growth; High-impact firms;

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Cited by:

  1. Choi, Taelim & Robertson, John C. & Rupasingha, Anil, 2013. "High-growth firms in Georgia," FRB Atlanta Working Paper 2013-20, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
  2. Werner Hölzl, 2011. "Persistence, Survival and Growth: A Closer Look at 20 Years of High-Growth Firms in Austria," WIFO Working Papers 403, WIFO.
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