Growth and diversification patterns of the worldwide pharmaceutical industry

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-216

  Bottazzi, Giulio ^a   Secchi, Angelo ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diversification; Firm growth; Pharmaceutical industry; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY;

EID: 20444433185     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11151-004-7296-5     Document Type: Article

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