| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5062107 | Economics Letters | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The size distribution of business firms is explained using number and size of firms' constituent components. It is a lognormal distribution multiplied by a stretching factor which can lead to a Pareto upper tail. This result is confirmed empirically.
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Authors
Jakub Growiec, Fabio Pammolli, Massimo Riccaboni, H. Eugene Stanley,