Invariances and diversities in the patterns of industrial evolution: Some evidence from Italian manufacturing industries

Small Business Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 137-159

  Bottazzi, G ^a   Cefis, E ^b,c   Dosi, G ^a   Secchi, A ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Concentration; Firm growth; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248183024     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-006-0014-y     Document Type: Article

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