Due to truncated datasets and flawed statistical methods, the firm size distribution (FSD) does not yet have its undisputed stylized fact. Using comprehensive data on Belgian private firms, this paper proposes to estimate and test a new parametric distribution, called Generalized Pareto with...

This paper develops a novel approach studying the distribution of the regional population density across space. We work in a Bayesian parametric framework. Exploiting the Gamma distribution, we are able to introduce heterogeneity across space without incurring any a priori definition of...