The Nature of Firm Growth

Petr Sedlacek, Benjamin Pugsley and Vincent Sterk
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Vincent Sterk: University College London

No 196, 2017 Meeting Papers from Society for Economic Dynamics

Abstract: There are vast differences in the growth patterns of firms: high-growth, young businesses, or “gazelles”, account for the vast majority of employment growth at incumbent firms. Using a large administrative panel data set for the United States, we provide evidence that ex-ante differences in the growth potential of firms account for most of the size heterogeneity across firms of a given age. First, we estimate a reduced-form employment process, allowing for heterogeneity in steady-state levels and deriving parameter identification from the autocovariance function of employment. Next, we estimate a general equilibrium firm dynamics model and explore the implications for firm selection and the macro effects of firm-level distortions.

Date: 2017
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