Panel tests of Gibrat's Law for Japanese manufacturing

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 415-433

  Goddard, John ^a   Wilson, John ^b   Blandon, Peter ^c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gibrat's Law; Panel; Unit root

Indexed keywords

EID: 31244437610     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(00)00085-0     Document Type: Article

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