Gibrat’s law for countries

González-Val, Rafael and Sanso-Navarro, Marcos (2008): Gibrat’s law for countries. Unpublished.

Abstract

If the population of a given country evolves according to Gibrat'’s Law, its growth rate will be independent of its initial size. This short paper further investigates this empirical regularity by the application of a suitable panel unit root test and non-parametric methods. The evidence regarding its fulfilment is weaker than that previously found.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Gibrat’'s Law, Country Size, Non-stationary Panels, Non-parametric Methods
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F0 - General > F00 - General; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: General > C14 - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: General > C12 - Hypothesis Testing; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Econometric Methods: Single Equation Models; Single Variables > C23 - Models with Panel Data; R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R12 - Size and Spatial Distributions of Regional Economic Activity; Interregional Trade

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