The size distribution of businesses, part I: a benchmark case

John Sutton

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Abstract: This paper examines the evolution of a skew distribution of firm sizes from the viewpoint of the 'Bounds' approach to market structure. It confines attention to the role played by non-strategic factors (statistical independence, and cost sideeffects). A model is proposed, which leads to a prediction regarding the least skew size distribution which is likely to be observed. This distribution provides a benchmark relative to which the impact of strategic effects on the form of the size of distribution may be assessed.

Keywords: Skew size distribution; firms; market structure; 'Bounds' approach; strategic effects; benchmark. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J01 R14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 54 pages
Date: 1995-12
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