A Theoretical Foundation for Understanding Firm Size Distributions and Gibrat's Law
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- Qi Li & Patrick Paul Walsh, 2009. "The Firm Size Distribution in a Small Open Economy: Theory and Evidence," Working Papers 200920, Geary Institute, University College Dublin.
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Keywords
Firm size distribution; Gibrat's Law; R&D.;JEL classification:
- L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2005-12-14 (All new papers)
- NEP-BEC-2005-12-14 (Business Economics)
- NEP-COM-2005-12-14 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-TID-2005-12-14 (Technology & Industrial Dynamics)
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