Ein wirtschaftliches Engagement des Staates bedarf in einer Marktwirtschaft immer einer besonderen Begründung und sollte nur in engen notwendigen Grenzen stattfinden. Deshalb sind in den letzten Jahrzehnten zahlreiche Unternehmen des Bundes privatisiert worden. Auf kommunaler Ebene hat die...

The present paper deals with the question whether 'Gibrat's law' is applicable to firms founded between 1989 and 1996 within the Western German manufacturing sector or not. The underlying assumption is that size of a firm has no influence on its growth. Growth is rather determined by a process...

The present paper deals with the question whether 'Gibrat's law' is applicable to firms founded between 1989 and 1996 within the Western German manufacturing sector or not. The underlying assumption is that size of a firm has no influence on its growth. Growth is rather determined by a process...