Gibrat, galton and job generation

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 149-164

  Hart, Peter E ^a   Oulton, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gibrat; Growth; Job creation; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 85066194823     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13571519984197     Document Type: Article

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