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Economics

the proposition that a firm's growth rate is independent of its size, tested and frequently rejected for small and young firms.

In economics, Gibrat's law refers to the proposition that a firm's growth rate is independent of its size, tested and frequently rejected for small and young firms. This meaning comes from Evans (1987) in Journal of Political Economy.[1]

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References

Evans, D. S. (1987). Tests of Alternative Theories of Firm Growth. Journal of Political Economy, 95(4), 657-674. https://doi.org/10.1086/261480

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