A Dynamic Model of Size Distribution of Firms Applied to U.S. Biotechnology and Trucking Industries

Small Business Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-36

  Hashemi, Fariba ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0038083007     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024433203253     Document Type: Review

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