Explaining the distribution of firm growth rates

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 235-256

  Bottazzi, Giulio ^a   Secchi, Angelo ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

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EID: 33846179735     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-2171.2006.tb00014.x     Document Type: Article

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