Zipf plots and the size distribution of firms
Work
Year: 1995
Type: article
Abstract: We use a Zipf plot to demonstrate that the upper tail of the size distribution of firms is too thin relative to the log normal rather than too fat, as had previously been believed.
Source: Economics Letters
Authors M. H. R. Stanley, Sergey V. Buldyrev, Shlomo Havlin, Rosario N. Mantegna, Michael A. Salinger +1 more
Institutions Boston University, Bar-Ilan University
Cites: 5
Cited by: 338
Related to: 10
FWCI: 8.258
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 99.99
Topic: Firm Innovation and Growth
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
APC paid (est): $2,690