Turbulence and productivity; an analysis of 40 Dutch regions in the period 1988-1996

A series of empirical studies has identified that a pervasive shift in the industrial structure away from large corporations and towards small enterprises has taken place between the mid-1970s and early 1990s. This shift occurred in virtually every single leading industrial country. The questions are whether such a shift is desirable and whether the resulting industrial structure should be promoted or avoided? From an empirical perspective there is growing evidence on the relation between size class distributions and economic performance. However, the question whether this change of the size c... Mehr ...