Size, Age and the Growth of Firms: New Evidence from Quantile Regressions

The nexus between firm growth, size and age in U.S. manufacturing is examined through the lens of quantile regression models. A number of interesting features are unveiled that linear frameworks could not detect. Size pushes both low and high performing firms towards the median rate of growth, while age is never advantageous, and more so as firms grow faster.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Distante, Roberta ; Petrella, Ivan ; Santoro, Emiliano
Publisher:	Milano : Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
Subject:	Firm Growth \| Size \| Age \| Conditional Quantile

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Series:	Nota di Lavoro ; 69.2014
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	791111482 [GVK] hdl:10419/101982 [Handle] RePEc:fem:femwpa:2014.69 [RePEc]
Classification:	C14 - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods ; L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
Source:	EconStor

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