The Law of Proportionate Effect: A test based on the graphical model methodology
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- Guerzoni, Marco & Riso, Luigi & Vivarelli, Marco, 2023. "The Law of Proportionate Effect: A test based on the graphical model methodology," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1248, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
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Keywords
Gibrat’s Law; firm survival; market selection; firm growth;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BEC-2023-06-19 (Business Economics)
- NEP-COM-2023-06-19 (Industrial Competition)
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