Zipf and the size distribution of firms

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 205-206

  Hart, Peter E ^a   Oulton, Nicholas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0006996916     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/758518494     Document Type: Article

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