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How to Construct Nationally Representative Firm Level Data from the Orbis Global Database: New Facts on SMEs and Aggregate Implications for Industry Concentration

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  • Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan

    (University of Maryland)

  • Bent Sørensen

    (University of Houston)

  • Carolina Villegas-Sanchez

    (Universitat Ramon Llull)

  • Vadym Volosovych

    (Erasmus University Rotterdam)

  • Sevcan Yesiltas

    (Koc University)

Abstract

We construct representative firm-level longitudinal data for twenty-seven European countries using financial statements from the Orbis global database, providing a “how-to†guide on the construction. We validate our dataset by comparing its aggregate coverage to official statistics and present three new facts. First, smaller firms (SMEs) account for the largest share of economic activity. Second, industry concentration has increased among firms that report only consolidated statements, but decreased overall. Third, the increased concentration is accounted for by foreign-owned firms. Documenting these facts requires nationally representative data both in cross-sectional and time-series dimensions.

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  • Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan & Bent Sørensen & Carolina Villegas-Sanchez & Vadym Volosovych & Sevcan Yesiltas, 2015. "How to Construct Nationally Representative Firm Level Data from the Orbis Global Database: New Facts on SMEs and Aggregate Implications for Industry Concentration," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 15-110/IV, Tinbergen Institute, revised 25 Jan 2022.
    • Handle: RePEc:tin:wpaper:20150110
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    Keywords

    data construction; new facts; market shares; selected firms;
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    JEL classification:

    • E0 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General
    • F0 - International Economics - - General
    • O0 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - General

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