Open AccessFirm Size Profiles And Regional Volatility: Is There A Connection:
Author(s) -
J. Barry Gilmore,
R. W. Dean,
Peter Wright
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of applied business research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2157-8834
pISSN - 0892-7626
DOI - 10.19030/jabr.v8i1.6183
Subject(s) - volatility (finance) , business , economics , distribution (mathematics) , monetary economics , manufacturing sector , economic geography , industrial organization , econometrics , international economics , mathematics , mathematical analysis
In recent years increasing attention has been focused on the role smaller firms play in the economy. This paper examines the relationship between a regions manufacturing firm size distribution and regional economic volatility. The study findings suggest there is a relationship between the size profile of a regions manufacturing firms and that regions sensitivity to changes in the nation economy. It was also found that fewer and fewer firms of a given size were required before a region became economically sensitive to national economic cycles.