Does Size Matter in Firm Performance? Evidence from US Public Firms
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This paper reexamines the determinants of firm performance and, in particular, the role that firm size plays in profitability. A fixed-effects dynamic panel data model for over 7,000 US publicly-held firms during the period 1987–2006 provides evidence that profit rates are positively correlated with firm size in a non-linear manner, holding an array of firmand industry-specific characteristics constant. In addition, industry-specific fixed effects play a negligible role in the presence of firm-specific fixed effects.
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