manufacturing firm size distribution in iran evidence from food & beverages and non-metallic mineral products

Manufacturing Firm Size Distribution in Iran Evidence from Food & Beverages and Non-Metallic Mineral Products

Empirical studies have shown that the size distribution of firms can be described as a lognormal or Pareto distribution. However, these studies have focused on developed countries and little attention has been devoted to developing countries. Using the variable of number of employees as a measure of firm size, this paper investigates the shape of firm size distribution in the food & beverages i...

Industrial Concentration in the Iranian Food Products and Beverages Industries

Firm size and innovation in European manufacturing

The paper investigates the differences between small, medium-sized and large firms regarding their performance in the introduction of new products and processes. After a review of the relevant literature, two models are proposed and tested in search for different business strategies and innovation inputs connected to product and process innovations. The empirical analysis uses innovation survey...

life duration of new firms and its determinants evidence from food and beverages manufacturing firms during the second, third and fourth development plan in iran

in the economic literature, firm entry and exit are considered as two basic concepts and the time interval between them, known as life duration, is almost a neglected subject in iranian economy. accordingly, this study tries to investigate the life duration of new firms in food and beverage industry as one of the most manufacturing industries in iran during 1996-2005. factors affecting the life...

firm size and productivity: evidenced from new entrants in the iran's other non-metallic minerals industry during the third development plan

firm size and its impact on the firm performance examined in all of economics historical periods from different point of view. meanwhile, productivity is one the most important performance index for each firm, therefore so many studies tries to survey firm size impact on it. in iran also, economics literature replete with productivity studies but the impact of size on it rarely seen between the...

industrial concentration in the iranian food products and beverages industries

the paper examines industrial concentration in iranian food products and beverages industries using firm level data aggregated to the 4-digit isic industry level between 2002 and 2004. based on different concentration indices the average level of concentration has increased slightly for the period of study. the empirical results show that increase in the level of concentration is more likely in...