On size and growth of business firms

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 324, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 38-44

  De Fabritiis, G ^a   Pammolli, F ^b   Riccaboni, M ^b  

^a ATA Advanced Technology Assessment   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Firm growth; Gibrat's law; Pharmaceutical industry; Power laws

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BUSINESS FIRMS;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 0038577116     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(03)00043-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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