The variance of firm growth rates: The `scaling' puzzle

DOI10.1016/S0378-4371(02)00852-XzbMath0997.91019OpenAlexW3122878289MaRDI QIDQ1611127

John Sutton

Publication date: 21 August 2002

Published in: Physica A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-4371(02)00852-x

zbMATH Keywords

independent businessespartititon of integers modelpower-law relationship

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Auctions, bargaining, bidding and selling, and other market models (91B26)

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