Does the natural selection mechanism still work in severe recessions?: Examination of the Japanese economy in the 1990s

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-78

  Nishimura, Kiyohiko G ^a   Nakajima, Takanobu ^b   Kiyota, Kozo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enterprise census; Entry and exit; TFP

Indexed keywords

EID: 26044466753     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2004.03.008     Document Type: Article

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