Production functions and productivity of family firms: Evidence from the S&P 500

Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 295-307

  Martikainen, Minna ^a   Nikkinen, Jussi ^b   Vähämaa, Sami ^b  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VAASA   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cobb Douglas production function; Efficiency; Founding family ownership; Productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 64649102737     PISSN: 10629769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.qref.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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