Testing Gibrat's law for small, young and innovating firms

Small Business Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-123

  Calvo, José L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 30844473515     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-004-2135-5     Document Type: Article

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