Are firm growth paths random? A reply to “Firm growth and the illusion of randomness”

Alex Coad (), Julian S. Frankish, Richard G. Roberts and David J Storey

Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2015, vol. 3, issue C, 5-8

Abstract: We respond to Derbyshire and Garnsey's article "Firm growth and the illusion of randomness", adding theoretical and methological clarifications as well as some new empirical evidence.

Keywords: Firm growth; Growth paths; Autocorrelation; Randomness; Gambler's Ruin; Gibrat's Law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2014.11.001

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