Statistical regularity of firm size distribution: The Pareto IV and truncated Yule for Italian SCI manufacturing

Statistical Methods and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 85-115

  Crosato, L ^a   Ganugi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Firm size distribution; Gibrat's Law; Pareto distributions; Yule distribution

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250367419     PISSN: 16182510     EISSN: 1613981X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10260-006-0023-7     Document Type: Article

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