I estimate the causal effects of demand shocks, stemming from government procurement, on the growth of small firms in Ecuador. I assemble a unique dataset using several new administrative sources and, as identification strategy, exploit a governmental procurement process that allocates public...

Reviews theories of growth and change concerning small manufacturing firms. Stochastic, stage, and strategic models of firm growth are considered, as well as the importance of the spatial dimension for the small firm, entrepreneurial personality, and an analysis of social perspectives based on...

This paper investigates a model of endogenous product differentiation between large well established and small newly established firms. Small firms should have greater growth potential than large mature firms whose growth potential tapers off once they reach a certain size relative to the...