Labor Productivity in Large and Small Enterprises*

Edward M. Miller

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 1980, vol. 5, issue 2, 30-38

Abstract: Using the 1972 Enterprise Statistics of the U.S. Census Bureau, the labor productivity (receipts divided by employment) of large enterprises exceeded that of small firms by an average of 13.4% for 192 industries in manufacturing, trade, services, construction, and mining. The lowest productivities were typically found in firms with 10 to 99 employees. In almost a third of the industries, such firms had productivity below 80% of the average for their industries. There are implications for antitrust and for small business assistance policies.

Date: 1980
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