Gibrat's legacy

Journal of Economic Literature· 1997-01-01· article· 1,371 citationsclosed

Firm Innovation and Growth Merger and Competition Analysis Economic Theory and Institutions

Abstract

This paper traces the time series (Growth of Firms) tradition in the study of market structure, and looks at how recent studies on entry and the size distribution of firms have modified thinking in this area.

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John David Sutton (1997). Gibrat's legacy. Journal of Economic Literature.

@article{david1997gibrats,
  title  = {Gibrat's legacy},
  author = {Sutton, John David},
  year   = {1997},
  journal = {Journal of Economic Literature}
}

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