Testing Gibrat's legacy: A Bayesian approach to study the growth of firms

Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 348-369

  Cefis, Elena ^a,b   Ciccarelli, Matteo ^c   Orsenigo, Luigi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bayesian estimation; Firm growth; Gibrat's law; Heterogeneity; Pharmaceutical industry

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; FIRM SIZE; GROWTH RATE; PANEL DATA; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY;

EID: 34447096814     PISSN: 0954349X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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