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The Relationship Between Firm Growth, Size, and Age: Estimates for 100 Manufacturing Industries

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Evans, David S.·1987·The Journal of Industrial Economics
DOI 10.2307/2098588
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This study uses a sample of all firms operating in 100 manufacturing industries to examine some aspects of firm dynamics. It finds that firm growth, the variability of firm growth, and the probability that a firm will fail decrease with firm age. It also finds that firm growth decreases at a diminishing rate with firm size even after controlling for the exit of slow-growing firms from the sample. Gibrat's Law therefore fails, although the severity of the failure decreases with firm size. Copyright 1987 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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Authors
Evans, D. S.
Venue
The Journal of Industrial Economics
Publisher
JSTOR
Published
1987-06
Volume
35
Issue
4
Pages
567
ISSN
0022-1821 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.2307/2098588
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W2052871325
Cited by
1,925
References
6
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journal article
Language
en
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