Aggregate fluctuations and the cross-sectional dynamics of firm growth
Holly, S. and Petrella, Ivan and Santoro, E. (2013) Aggregate fluctuations and the cross-sectional dynamics of firm growth. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A 176 (2), pp. 459-479. ISSN 0964-1998.
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Abstract
The paper explores time variation in the distribution of firm level growth of total sales. Three novel results are reported. First, firms on the left-hand side of the distribution, i.e. firms that are growing more slowly or declining, are typically more responsive to aggregate shocks than those on the right-hand side of the distribution. Second, trending behaviour in the volatility of firm growth is predominantly driven by increasing dispersion in the growth of highly performing firms. Third, shifts in the probability mass on either side of the mode may act as important propagators of business fluctuations. Financial frictions emerge as a mechanism that is capable of accounting for these facts.
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | Asymmetric exponential power distribution, Business cycle, Corporate growth |
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Business and Law > Birkbeck Business School |
| Depositing User: | Ivan Petrella |
| Date Deposited: | 28 May 2013 09:56 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:04 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/6866 |
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