Big and fragile: when size does not shield from default

Giulio Bottazzi and Federico Tamagni

Applied Economics Letters, 2011, vol. 18, issue 14, 1401-1404

Abstract: Analysing a large sample of Italian firms we find that the probability of default increases with size. This contrasts with the common observation, based on measures of exit from business registry data, that firms' death rate is inversely related to the scale of their operation and suggests a rethinking of the economic role of larger companies.

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2010.539529

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