The paper studies the dynamics of firm growth and firm size distributions in the pharmaceutical industry from 1950 to 2003 and in the biotechnology industry from the early 1980's to 2003. Growth dynamics are studied in the context of how the size composition of firms changes, how innovation...

The paper studies the dynamics of firm growth and firm size distributions in the pharmaceutical industry from 1950 to 2003 and in the biotechnology industry from the early 1980's to 2003. Growth dynamics are studied in the context of how the size composition of firms changes, how innovation...

This paper analyses the determinants of technological diversification for small innovative companies. Using patent data from the PATSTAT database for the period between 1990 and 2006, we explore technological diversification through a panel data set comprising 811 UK based serial innovators...